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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: At the end, Jo offers to do anything she can to reverse the damage, from printing out a retraction, to starting up a petition, but Mr. Gideon points out that not only would Eastland not accept that action, but no school would want to hire him, as they think he is a drug addict.
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* AssholeVictim: Mr. Gideon, the journalism teacher. While his reputation being destroyed by Jo's paper is harsh, he was still a bad teacher who treated her horribly: yelling at her and dismissing a piece she spent a long time writing. Mr. Gideon forgets that Jo is a ''teenage student,'' not a professional report, and he chooses to humiliate her instead of offering constructive criticism as a good teacher would.
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* AssholeVictim: Mr. Gideon, the journalism teacher. While his reputation being destroyed by Jo's paper is harsh, he was still a bad teacher who treated her horribly: yelling at her and dismissing a piece she spent a long time writing. Mr. Gideon forgets that Jo is a ''teenage student,'' not a professional report, reporter, and he chooses to humiliate her instead of offering constructive criticism as a good teacher would.
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* AssholeVictim: To some extent, Mr. Gideon is this. While his reputation being destroyed by Jo's paper is harsh, he was still a bad teacher who treated her horribly.
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* AssholeVictim: To some extent, Mr. Gideon is this. Gideon, the journalism teacher. While his reputation being destroyed by Jo's paper is harsh, he was still a bad teacher who treated her horribly.horribly: yelling at her and dismissing a piece she spent a long time writing. Mr. Gideon forgets that Jo is a ''teenage student,'' not a professional report, and he chooses to humiliate her instead of offering constructive criticism as a good teacher would.
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* {{Jerkass}}: Mr.Gideon
* KarmaHoudini: Jo is not punished at all for publishing the article that destroys Mr. Gideon's career. Mrs. Garrett doesn't punish her, ([[WhatTheHellHero though she does scold her.]]) The school doesn't punish her, and even Mr. Gideon does nothing. At the same time, she feels utterly [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone horrible]] for what she did.
* KarmaHoudini: Jo is not punished at all for publishing the article that destroys Mr. Gideon's career. Mrs. Garrett doesn't punish her, ([[WhatTheHellHero though she does scold her.]]) The school doesn't punish her, and even Mr. Gideon does nothing. At the same time, she feels utterly [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone horrible]] for what she did.
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* {{Jerkass}}: Mr.Gideon
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* KarmaHoudini: Jo is not punished at all for publishing the article that destroys Mr. Gideon's teaching career. Mrs. Garrett doesn't punish her, ([[WhatTheHellHero though she does scold her.]]) The school doesn't punish her, and even Mr. Gideon does nothing. At the same time, she feels utterly [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone horrible]] for what she did.
* KarmaHoudini: Jo is not punished at all for publishing the article that destroys Mr. Gideon's teaching career. Mrs. Garrett doesn't punish her, ([[WhatTheHellHero though she does scold her.]]) The school doesn't punish her, and even Mr. Gideon does nothing. At the same time, she feels utterly [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone horrible]] for what she did.
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* DownerEnding: Jo realizes that her article has ruined Mr. Gideon's career, even though he was innocent of using drugs. The worst part is, she discovers at the end that the reason he was so hard on her was because he believed in her. Though she wants to do something to fix the situation, Mr. Gideon tells her she can do nothing and just leaves the school, leaving her feeling extremely guilty.
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* DownerEnding: Jo realizes that her article has ruined Mr. Gideon's teaching career, even though he was innocent of using drugs. The worst part is, she discovers at the end that the reason he was so hard on her was because he believed in her. Though she wants to do something to fix the situation, Mr. Gideon tells her she can do nothing and just leaves the school, school to return to journalism, leaving her feeling extremely guilty.
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* AssholeVictim: To some extent, Mr. Gideon is this. While he wasn't getting high on drugs at a party like Jo's paper made it seem, he was still a bad teacher who treated her horribly.
* DownerEnding: Jo realizes that her article has ruined Mr. Gideon's career, even though he was innocent of using drugs. The worst part is, she discovers at the end that the reason he was so hard on her was because he believed in her. Though she wants to do something to fix the situation, Mr. Gideon bluntly tells her she can do nothing and simply leaves the school, leaving her feeling extremely guilty.
* DownerEnding: Jo realizes that her article has ruined Mr. Gideon's career, even though he was innocent of using drugs. The worst part is, she discovers at the end that the reason he was so hard on her was because he believed in her. Though she wants to do something to fix the situation, Mr. Gideon bluntly tells her she can do nothing and simply leaves the school, leaving her feeling extremely guilty.
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* AssholeVictim: To some extent, Mr. Gideon is this. While he wasn't getting high on drugs at a party like his reputation being destroyed by Jo's paper made it seem, is harsh, he was still a bad teacher who treated her horribly.
* DownerEnding: Jo realizes that her article has ruined Mr. Gideon's career, even though he was innocent of using drugs. The worst part is, she discovers at the end that the reason he was so hard on her was because he believed in her. Though she wants to do something to fix the situation, Mr. Gideonbluntly tells her she can do nothing and simply just leaves the school, leaving her feeling extremely guilty.
* DownerEnding: Jo realizes that her article has ruined Mr. Gideon's career, even though he was innocent of using drugs. The worst part is, she discovers at the end that the reason he was so hard on her was because he believed in her. Though she wants to do something to fix the situation, Mr. Gideon
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* ToughLove: Mr. Gideon explains to Jo that the reason why he was so hard on her in class was because he could tell that she had real potential in journalism. However, its {{deconstructed}}, he treats Jo harshly without telling her what his intentions are, resulting in Jo lashing out.
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* ToughLove: Mr. Gideon explains to Jo that the reason why he was so hard on her in class was because he could tell that she had real potential in journalism. However, its {{deconstructed}}, he treats Jo harshly very poorly compared to other students without telling her what his intentions are, resulting in Jo lashing out.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: At the end, Jo offers to do anything she can to reverse the damage, from printing out a retraction, to starting up a petition, but Mr. Gideon points out that no one will want to hire him, as they think he is an addict.
* ToughLove: Mr. Gideon explains to Jo that the reason why he was so hard in her class was because he could tell that she had real potential in journalism. However, its {{deconstructed}}, he treats Jo harshly without telling her what his intentions are, resulting in Jo lashing out.
* ToughLove: Mr. Gideon explains to Jo that the reason why he was so hard in her class was because he could tell that she had real potential in journalism. However, its {{deconstructed}}, he treats Jo harshly without telling her what his intentions are, resulting in Jo lashing out.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: At the end, Jo offers to do anything she can to reverse the damage, from printing out a retraction, to starting up a petition, but Mr. Gideon points out that not only would Eastland not accept that action, but no one will school would want to hire him, as they think he is an a drug addict.
* ToughLove: Mr. Gideon explains to Jo that the reason why he was so hardin on her in class was because he could tell that she had real potential in journalism. However, its {{deconstructed}}, he treats Jo harshly without telling her what his intentions are, resulting in Jo lashing out.
* ToughLove: Mr. Gideon explains to Jo that the reason why he was so hard
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* KarmaHoudini: Jo is not punished at all for publishing the article that destroys Mr. Gideon's career. Mrs. Garrett doesn't punish her, (though she does scold her.) The school doesn't punish her, and even Mr. Gideon does nothing. At the same time, she feels utterly horrible for what she did.
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* KarmaHoudini: Jo is not punished at all for publishing the article that destroys Mr. Gideon's career. Mrs. Garrett doesn't punish her, (though ([[WhatTheHellHero though she does scold her.) ]]) The school doesn't punish her, and even Mr. Gideon does nothing. At the same time, she feels utterly horrible [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone horrible]] for what she did.
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* Jerkass: Mr.Gideon
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* Jerkass: {{Jerkass}}: Mr.Gideon
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* NeverMyFault: When Mrs. Garrett tells them about the mistake they made, Natalie tries to pin all blame on Jo. But both Mrs. Garrett and Jo remind her that as editor of the school newspaper she had final decision to publish the article. But Jo does concede that she bullied her into it
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* RevengeBeforeReason: Jo gets so caught in getting back at Mr. Gideon for humiliating her, she jumps at the chance to publish the article about his drug arrest, not stopping to consider if perhaps she's making a mistake.
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* RevengeBeforeReason: Jo gets so caught up in getting back at Mr. Gideon for humiliating her, she jumps at the chance to publish the article about his drug arrest, not stopping to consider if perhaps she's making a mistake.
* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: At the end, Jo offers to do anything she can to reverse the damage, from printing out a retraction, to starting up a petition, but Mr. Gideon points out that no one will want to hire him, as they think he is an addict.
* ToughLove: Mr. Gideon explains to Jo that the reason why he was so hard in her class was because he could tell that she had real potential in journalism. However, its {{deconstructed}}, he treats Jo harshly without telling her what his intentions are, resulting in Jo lashing out.
* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: At the end, Jo offers to do anything she can to reverse the damage, from printing out a retraction, to starting up a petition, but Mr. Gideon points out that no one will want to hire him, as they think he is an addict.
* ToughLove: Mr. Gideon explains to Jo that the reason why he was so hard in her class was because he could tell that she had real potential in journalism. However, its {{deconstructed}}, he treats Jo harshly without telling her what his intentions are, resulting in Jo lashing out.
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!!"Front Page" provides examples of:
* {{Asshole Victim}}: To some extent, Mr. Gideon is this. While he wasn't getting high on drugs at a party like Jo's paper made it seem, he was still a bad teacher who treated her horribly.
* {{Downer Ending}}: Jo realizes that her article has ruined Mr. Gideon's career even though he was innocent of using drugs. The worst part is she discovers at the end that the reason he was so hard on her was because he believed in her. Though she wants to do something to fix the situation, Mr. Gideon bluntly tells her she can do nothing and simply leaves the school, leaving her feeling extremely guilty.
* {{Karma Houdini}}: Jo is not punished at all for publishing the article that destroys Mr. Gideon's career. Mrs. Garrett doesn't punish her, (though she does scold her.) The school doesn't punish her, and even Mr. Gideon does nothing. At the same time, she feels utterly horrible for what she did.
* {{Oh Crap}}: Jo and Natalie both have this reaction when Mrs. Garrett tells them they made a mistake on the article.
* {{Revenge Before Reason}}: Jo gets so caught in getting back at Mr. Gideon for humiliating her, she jumps at the chance to publish the article about his drug arrest, not stopping to consider if perhaps she's making a mistake.
* {{Asshole Victim}}: To some extent, Mr. Gideon is this. While he wasn't getting high on drugs at a party like Jo's paper made it seem, he was still a bad teacher who treated her horribly.
* {{Downer Ending}}: Jo realizes that her article has ruined Mr. Gideon's career even though he was innocent of using drugs. The worst part is she discovers at the end that the reason he was so hard on her was because he believed in her. Though she wants to do something to fix the situation, Mr. Gideon bluntly tells her she can do nothing and simply leaves the school, leaving her feeling extremely guilty.
* {{Karma Houdini}}: Jo is not punished at all for publishing the article that destroys Mr. Gideon's career. Mrs. Garrett doesn't punish her, (though she does scold her.) The school doesn't punish her, and even Mr. Gideon does nothing. At the same time, she feels utterly horrible for what she did.
* {{Oh Crap}}: Jo and Natalie both have this reaction when Mrs. Garrett tells them they made a mistake on the article.
* {{Revenge Before Reason}}: Jo gets so caught in getting back at Mr. Gideon for humiliating her, she jumps at the chance to publish the article about his drug arrest, not stopping to consider if perhaps she's making a mistake.
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Vengeful Jo gets back at a teacher she thinks is mistreating her by exposing his arrest at a drug party through the school newspaper. But will she come to regret her actions?
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!!"Front Page" provides examples of:
* {{Asshole Victim}}: To some extent, Mr. Gideon is this. While he wasn't getting high on drugs at a party like Jo's paper made it seem, he was still a bad teacher who treated her horribly.
* {{Downer Ending}}: Jo realizes that her article has ruined Mr. Gideon's career even though he was innocent of using drugs. The worst part is she discovers at the end that the reason he was so hard on her was because he believed in her. Though she wants to do something to fix the situation, Mr. Gideon bluntly tells her she can do nothing and simply leaves the school, leaving her feeling extremely guilty.
* {{Karma Houdini}}: Jo is not punished at all for publishing the article that destroys Mr. Gideon's career. Mrs. Garrett doesn't punish her, (though she does scold her.) The school doesn't punish her, and even Mr. Gideon does nothing. At the same time, she feels utterly horrible for what she did.
* {{Oh Crap}}: Jo and Natalie both have this reaction when Mrs. Garrett tells them they made a mistake on the article.
* {{Revenge Before Reason}}: Jo gets so caught in getting back at Mr. Gideon for humiliating her, she jumps at the chance to publish the article about his drug arrest, not stopping to consider if perhaps she's making a mistake.
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!!"Front Page" provides examples of:
* {{Asshole Victim}}: To some extent, Mr. Gideon is this. While he wasn't getting high on drugs at a party like Jo's paper made it seem, he was still a bad teacher who treated her horribly.
* {{Downer Ending}}: Jo realizes that her article has ruined Mr. Gideon's career even though he was innocent of using drugs. The worst part is she discovers at the end that the reason he was so hard on her was because he believed in her. Though she wants to do something to fix the situation, Mr. Gideon bluntly tells her she can do nothing and simply leaves the school, leaving her feeling extremely guilty.
* {{Karma Houdini}}: Jo is not punished at all for publishing the article that destroys Mr. Gideon's career. Mrs. Garrett doesn't punish her, (though she does scold her.) The school doesn't punish her, and even Mr. Gideon does nothing. At the same time, she feels utterly horrible for what she did.
* {{Oh Crap}}: Jo and Natalie both have this reaction when Mrs. Garrett tells them they made a mistake on the article.
* {{Revenge Before Reason}}: Jo gets so caught in getting back at Mr. Gideon for humiliating her, she jumps at the chance to publish the article about his drug arrest, not stopping to consider if perhaps she's making a mistake.
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