The pose and the prose of journalists have changed since Ben Hecht's The Front Page . Indeed, Hecht's reporters would have balked at being called journalists.
Hecht's reporters would have been delighted to be called journalists. 
mnli hypothesis: Hecht's reporters would have been delighted to be called journalists.  premise: The pose and the prose of journalists have changed since Ben Hecht's The Front Page . Indeed, Hecht's reporters would have balked at being called journalists.