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Scott Templeton
M. Scott Templeton is a fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by actor Tom McCarthy. The actor joined the starring cast as the series' fifth season began.
Templeton is a young reporter who allows his extreme ambition to lead him to falsify stories. He has previously worked at the Wichita Eagle and the Kansas City Star. Templeton sees his current job as a general assignment reporter at The Baltimore Sun as a stepping stone to The Washington Post or The New York Times. His prose is reflective of his personality, and is often overwrought and exaggerated. Templeton's style is welcomed by Managing Editor Thomas Klebanow and Executive Editor James Whiting.
Templeton is involved with breaking a story about a drug dealer making campaign contributions and receiving profitable property deals in return. He finds his role of preparing background information dissatisfying, and he speaks dismissively of the paper as a whole to his colleague Alma Gutierrez. Nevertheless, Templeton is eager to write a follow-up story and requests the assignment from City Desk Editor Gus Haynes. Haynes denies the request, as he has already given the story to city council reporter Jeff Price, but encourages Templeton to continue seeking stories.
Templeton is part of a team led by Executive Editor James Whiting planning a series of articles about the problems with education. Templeton wins favor with Whiting when he backs Whiting's philosophy that the piece requires little context and should remain tightly focused on the schools themselves. Haynes unsuccessfully argues the alternative position—that more context increases the relevance and effectiveness of any story.
Templeton is assigned the color story about the Baltimore Orioles' opening day game. He plans to write a story about a dedicated fan, but his canvassing does not garner anyone who fits that profile. When he returns to the paper he tells Haynes that his subject is a 13-year-old boy who uses a wheelchair and wanted to attend the game, but could not afford a ticket. Haynes is concerned by several of Templeton's claims, e.g., that the boy would only give his nickname ("E-Jay").
Haynes asks Templeton for more details, and Templeton claims E-Jay didn't want to give his name because he went truant from school in order to attend. He also says that E-Jay is an orphan who lives with his aunt in a neighborhood distant from the stadium and was disabled by a stray bullet. Haynes tries to verify the story by dispatching photographers to find the boy and checking the archives for a story about his original injury.
When unable to corroborate Templeton's story Haynes confronts him a second time, and Templeton says he resents the implication that his work was fabricated. Haynes is forced to run the piece when Whiting gives Templeton his full support.
Templeton also submits a story about a mother of four who has died of a toxic reaction to blue crabs. He claims the woman's sister is collecting for a fund to pay for the children's education.
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Scott Templeton
M. Scott Templeton is a fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by actor Tom McCarthy. The actor joined the starring cast as the series' fifth season began.
Templeton is a young reporter who allows his extreme ambition to lead him to falsify stories. He has previously worked at the Wichita Eagle and the Kansas City Star. Templeton sees his current job as a general assignment reporter at The Baltimore Sun as a stepping stone to The Washington Post or The New York Times. His prose is reflective of his personality, and is often overwrought and exaggerated. Templeton's style is welcomed by Managing Editor Thomas Klebanow and Executive Editor James Whiting.
Templeton is involved with breaking a story about a drug dealer making campaign contributions and receiving profitable property deals in return. He finds his role of preparing background information dissatisfying, and he speaks dismissively of the paper as a whole to his colleague Alma Gutierrez. Nevertheless, Templeton is eager to write a follow-up story and requests the assignment from City Desk Editor Gus Haynes. Haynes denies the request, as he has already given the story to city council reporter Jeff Price, but encourages Templeton to continue seeking stories.
Templeton is part of a team led by Executive Editor James Whiting planning a series of articles about the problems with education. Templeton wins favor with Whiting when he backs Whiting's philosophy that the piece requires little context and should remain tightly focused on the schools themselves. Haynes unsuccessfully argues the alternative position—that more context increases the relevance and effectiveness of any story.
Templeton is assigned the color story about the Baltimore Orioles' opening day game. He plans to write a story about a dedicated fan, but his canvassing does not garner anyone who fits that profile. When he returns to the paper he tells Haynes that his subject is a 13-year-old boy who uses a wheelchair and wanted to attend the game, but could not afford a ticket. Haynes is concerned by several of Templeton's claims, e.g., that the boy would only give his nickname ("E-Jay").
Haynes asks Templeton for more details, and Templeton claims E-Jay didn't want to give his name because he went truant from school in order to attend. He also says that E-Jay is an orphan who lives with his aunt in a neighborhood distant from the stadium and was disabled by a stray bullet. Haynes tries to verify the story by dispatching photographers to find the boy and checking the archives for a story about his original injury.
When unable to corroborate Templeton's story Haynes confronts him a second time, and Templeton says he resents the implication that his work was fabricated. Haynes is forced to run the piece when Whiting gives Templeton his full support.
Templeton also submits a story about a mother of four who has died of a toxic reaction to blue crabs. He claims the woman's sister is collecting for a fund to pay for the children's education.