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Totalitarianist · 05-21-2003, 10:10 PM

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By Howard Kurtz
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, May 11, 2003; Page A01

The New York Times, in an extraordinary admission of journalistic fraud in at least 36 articles, called the repeated deceptions of reporter Jayson Blair "a low point in the 152-year history of the newspaper."

Describing Blair as "a troubled young man veering toward professional self-destruction," the paper today recounted how the reporter faked stories from Maryland, West Virginia, Ohio and Texas without ever leaving New York, using a cell phone and laptop computer to disguise his whereabouts and deceive his bosses.

It is a portrait of a wide-ranging management failure as well, as the Times's top editors failed to heed one red flag after another while promoting Blair to national reporter. In April 2002, metropolitan editor Jonathan Landman sent newsroom administrators a two-sentence e-mail message that read: "We have to stop Jayson from writing for the Times. Right now." . . . .

. . . .Landman said top management had made clear that furthering the career of a reporter like Blair, who is African American, was part of the newspaper's commitment to diversity. . . .

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dy...-2003May10.html

Hmm!

Loren Pechtel · 05-22-2003, 10:29 AM

This has been discussed on here before. Since the old thread is some pages back I'll leave this one here instead of merging it into the existing discussion.

johngalt · 05-22-2003, 10:35 AM

I think that even though this guy committed fraud, he is getting the heat even more because of his race.

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05-22-2003, 10:29 AM	#2
Loren Pechtel Obsessed Contributor Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Not Mayaned Posts: 96,752	This has been discussed on here before. Since the old thread is some pages back I'll leave this one here instead of merging it into the existing discussion.

05-22-2003, 10:35 AM	#3
johngalt Regular Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 204	I think that even though this guy committed fraud, he is getting the heat even more because of his race.

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