If you’re thinking of a becoming a journalist, then Evelyn Waugh’s Scoop is essential reading.
On the surface it is a funny, but improbable, story of an innocent abroad. Boot of the Beast was a victim of mistaken identity, but with a stroke of good luck, the cub reporter outfoxed a pack of wily war reporters and beat them to the story.
What makes it such an amazing book, so many years on, is that so many of Evelyn Waugh’s satirical swipes at journalism hold true today.
