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Journalists with a Flair for Fiction
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The history of American journalism has a few skeletons in it's closet. Specifically, a few writers who fabricated stories have only added to the publics distrust of the media. Here are those notorious writers.
| | STEPHEN GLASS - The New Republic - At least 27 of the 41 stories written for TNR were all or in part fabricated. The movie "Shattered Glass" depicts the scandal that ended with Glass' firing in 1998. |
| | JANET COOKE - Washington Post - Won a Pulitzer Prize for a fabricated story "Jimmy's World" (1980) about the life of an 8-year-old heroin addict. She also lied about her credentials to secure the Post job. |
| | JAYSON BLAIR - New York Times - At least 36 of the 73 stories written by Blair were suspected of fabrication and plagiarism. He was forced to resign in 2003. |
| | JACK KELLEY - USA Today - Was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize, and had been fabricating stories, even writing up scripts so associates could pretend to be sources during an investigation. He resigned in 2004. |
| | PATRICIA SMITH - Boston Globe - Pulitzer Prize finalist fired in 1998 for putting fictional people in four of her columns. |
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Shattered Glass is a REALLY good movie. Go rent it!
Comment by: buccicone.2 i saw "Shattered Glass"... it was phenomenal. why didn't Hayden Christiansen's acting chops transfer to his Anakin Skywalker role? oh well.
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