"the Wire" -30-(2008) -

descends into addiction, taking the place of Bubbles , who finally finds redemption and a seat at his sister’s table.

The series finale of The Wire , titled (2008), serves as a final punctuation mark on David Simon’s sprawling, five-season examination of the "decline of the American empire". The title itself is a journalistic shorthand used by reporters to signal the end of a story, a fitting tribute to the fifth season's focus on the media and the Baltimore Sun . The Persistence of Institutions "The Wire" -30-(2008)

Scott Templeton wins a Pulitzer Prize for his fraudulent reporting on the fake killer, highlighting the media's failure to distinguish between myth and reality. descends into addiction, taking the place of Bubbles