Journalistic lapses




Unfortunately, the Stephen Glass incident isn’t an isolated one. A lot of writers have been fabricating their nonfiction.

Work with a partner.  Find an article about their journalistic misdeeds, and then find the original.
Copy and bring to class on Tuesday, 1/23.

Janet Cooke, Washington Post
Mike Barnicle, Boston Globe
Jayson Blair, New York Times

Michael Gallagher, Cincinnati Enquirer

Jay Forman, Slate

Christopher Newton, Associated Press

Brian Walski, LA Times

James Forlong, Sky News
Jack Kelley, USA Today
Mitch Allbom, Detroit Free Press

Carl Cameron, Fox News Channel

Mary Mapes, Dan Rather and “Memogate”

Eric Slater, Los Angeles Times

Diana Griego Erwin, Sacramento Bee

Chris Cecil, Cartersville Daily News
Armstrong Williams, “No Child Left Behind”

Jim Van Vliet, Sacramento Bee

Adnan Hajj, Reuters

James Frey, A Million Little Pieces

Nasdijj, The Blood Runs like a River through my Dreams.

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