Cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt (requested by timekeeperr)
"Nightsides"
The Chicago Tribune--formely self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper"--is one of the most read daily newspapers of the Chicago metropolitan area, and it's been that way for a reason: Nightsides. This is when the last minute editing happens. This is when the tough decisions get made. This is where your career as a journalist can take off, or fall flat.
George Kern (John Slattery), the Executive Editor of The Chicago Tribune, has built his dailies around these nightsides, and Thomas Cohen (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) sought out The Chicago Tribune because of them. Thomas is the new guy. He's got a good heart, is a firm believer in the oxford comma, and strives for specificity when collecting information for future articles. Oh, and this is also his first real job. So when Thomas' article is a flop during his first "nightside", he's a little less than thrilled. Luckily for Tom, he meets Megan Williams (Lizzy Caplan), and Jason Taylor (Ken Marino)--two experienced (and more importantly less competitive) journalists working for The Tribune, and together they help show Thomas the ropes and help him prove to George why he'll be a great asset to his paper and why he was hired in the first place.
Guest appearances by Connie Britton, and Gabriel Macht.