Lord Copper, the influential newspaper magnate and owner of the Daily Beast, possesses an unparalleled talent for discovering outstanding reporters. However, even he makes mistakes and can, in a moment of weakness, fail again. After a tip at a dinner party from Mrs. Algernon Stitch, he is convinced he has found the perfect person to cover a promising war in the African Republic of Ishmaelia. "Scoop," one of Waugh's most vibrant comedies, is a masterful and irreverent satire of Fleet Street and its frantic pursuit of breaking news.