Many episodes of <i>The Wire</i> were headlines.  Or ought have been.<p>See David Simon&#x27;s &quot;Audacity of Hope&quot; speech.  One version of it at UC Berkeley on YouTube.<p>(Simon&#x27;s a great writer and has wonderful ideas to express.  He&#x27;s an <i>abysmal</i> public speaker.  I actually edited out all the &quot;ums&quot; and &quot;ers&quot; from that, and cut it by 10 minutes (70 minute preso).