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* ''Film/Godzilla1998'': Audrey Timmonds' character arc is her trying to become one of these after going nowhere with her career in a TV station for years, only to find out she does not has the capacity either emotionally[[note]]she [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone falls to pieces]] when her leak of confidential government information gets her ex-boyfriend Nick kicked out of the project to stop Godzilla and turned into an IgnoredExpert, leading to her involvement in the third act [[MustMakeAmends to try to make it up to Nick]][[/note]] or intellectually[[note]]her boss Charles Caiman, a more (in)appropriate example of this trope, [[OutGambitted steals the story right out from under her]][[/note]].
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* ''Fanfic/MetalGearGreen'': Grizzly explains to Momo, Toru and Mina about his three months as a hero where he only stopped two villains and the rest was him being swarmed by fans and press. While it doesn't seem bad, he tells them the one time a news crew blocked his path and demanded answers from him while he was en route to stop a mugging. By the time he shook the vultures off, the mugger was gone and the victim had their skull caved in, left in a permanent coma from that day onwards. It was one of the deciding factors for him to join the MSF.
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* The religious anime film ''Anime/TheRebirthOfBuddha'' stars a reporter named Tokuzo Kanemoto, who [[DrivenToSuicide died of suicide]] by train after his latest report on a {{corrupt politician}} was proven false and ruined his reputation at the beginning. When the protagonist Sayako Amanokawa, who looked up to him, witnesses his spirit trial, he not only ranted about the scandal, but the three judges reveal he was notorious for writing sacrilegious articles denying God, religion, and the Spirit World, which makes him this trope in context.
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* The religious anime film ''Anime/TheRebirthOfBuddha'' stars a reporter named Tokuzo Kanemoto, who [[DrivenToSuicide died of suicide]] by train after his latest report on a {{corrupt politician}} was proven false and ruined his reputation at the beginning. When the protagonist Sayako Amanokawa, who looked up to him, witnesses his spirit trial, he not only ranted about the scandal, but the three judges reveal [[HollywoodAtheist he was notorious for writing sacrilegious articles denying God, religion, and the Spirit World, World]], which makes him this trope in context.
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* The religious anime film ''Anime/TheRebirthOfBuddha'' stars a reporter named Tokuzo Kanemoto, who [[DrivenToSuicide died of suicide]] by train after his latest report on a {{corrupt politician}} was proven false and ruined his reputation at the beginning. When the protagonist Sayako Amanokawa, who looked up to him, witnesses his spirit trial, he not only ranted about the scandal, but the three judges reveal he was notorious for writing sacrilegious articles denying God, religion, and the Spirit World, which makes him this trope in context.
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* ''Literature/TouristSeason'', by Creator/CarlHiaasen, has an interesting variant - the BigBad is a journalist, but it's not his writing that's immoral (he's an opinion columnist, which gives him a little more leeway, and while he's been sued for the names he's called certain politicians, he doesn't violate journalistic ethics) so much as what he does outside the newsroom - he's the leader of a terrorist group that's been kidnapping and killing people, as well as setting off bombs, in order to drive tourists out of Florida and [[WellIntentionedExtremist save the environment from being any more damaged than it already is]].
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* ''VideoGame/DyztopiaPostHumanRPG'': Deconstructed with Eliza Belguard, since her example shows that in a [[StrawmanNewsMedia sufficiently corrupt environment]], it's nigh-impossible to stay relevant without being one. She was originally against Zeta's occupation of Vulcanite and hoped to use her journalism to make Zeta a better place, but in order to make advancements in her career, she had to keep writing propaganda to excuse President Zazz's terrible leadership and war crimes. Although she knew she was in the wrong, Zazz and Akari Touma preyed on her friendless background to make her dependent on her career for validation. As a result, she was successful enough to become Zeta's press secretary, but was unhappy with herself for betraying her conscience. However, seeing Akira Sakimoto use their Hunter job to directly help Zeta's citizens causes Eliza to follow her conscience and eventually join Akira's rebellion against Zazz.
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* ''Fanfic/MyHeroAcademiaUnchainedPredator'': Though more idiotic than immoral, the American reporter who barged in and demanded an interview with Izuku after the [[Videogame/Doom2016 Doom Slayer]] turned I-Island into a blood lake slaughterhouse is this. [[EverybodyHasStandards Nobody likes his idiotic desire for glory at the expense of their mental traum]].
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* ''Fanfic/MyHeroAcademiaUnchainedPredator'': Though more idiotic than immoral, the American reporter who barged in and demanded an interview with Izuku after the [[Videogame/Doom2016 Doom Slayer]] turned I-Island into a blood lake slaughterhouse is this. [[EverybodyHasStandards Nobody likes his idiotic desire for glory at the expense of their mental traum]].trauma]].
