Journalists strive to get it right, in ‘The Post’ and in the real world

Everyone likes to see themselves at their best and fears that others see them at their worst.For journalists, those extremes are on vivid display this month on movie screens and our Twitter feeds.The ideal of journalism, of people striving to find the truth and report it without intimidation from the powerful, is the engine that drives “The Post,” a new movie directed by Steven Spielberg that’s arriving in time for Oscar-season consideration. (It opens in major markets on Dec.