Hard News

Description:

A former Newsweek senior writer tells the story behind the scandal of Jayson Blair, a mediocre former Times reporter who had made up stories, faked datelines, and plagiarized on a massive scale, rocked the Times to its core and revealed fault lines in a fractious newsroom that was already close to open revolt. Staffers were furious about the shoddy reporting that was infecting the most revered newspaper in the world, and the executive editor who had helped lead the paper to a record six Pulitzer Prizes had been forced out of his job. The profound implications of the scandal will shape how we understand and judge the media for years to come.

subjects: History,  Journalism,  New York times,  Press,  Skandal,  New York Times (dagblad),  The New York Times,  Journalistiek,  Massamedia,  Schandalen,  Nieuws,  Geschichte 2003,  Popular Culture - General,  United States,  Newspaper Management,  Language Arts & Disciplines,  Pop Arts / Pop Culture,  Sociology,  Language,  Media Studies - Print Media,  Current Events / Mass Media,  21st century,  New York Times (périodique ; Etats-Unis ; 1851- ...),  Perswezen

Places: United States

Times: 21st century