A group of reporters are trying to decipher the last word ever spoken by Charles Foster Kane, the millionaire newspaper tycoon: \"Rosebud\". The film begins with a news reel detailing Kane\'s life for the masses, and then from there, we are shown flashbacks from Kane\'s life. As the reporters investigate further, the viewers see a display of a fascinating man\'s rise to fame, and how he eventually fell off the top of the world.