Stephen Glass, a young journalist from The New Republic , overwhelmed by their parallel studies of law, like a responsible guy with his work, with many contacts, which maintains a good relationship with peers and also funny. Who would think that all that matters, he writes, is a big lie ? Almost from the first to the last article written, from first to last source cited. And is that a lie can be useful for a while, even for a short time, but in the end, either way, it turns against you. In the movie "The price of truth", the protagonist goes earning the affection of the audience, namely ours. So that when you discover "the cake" not only to his fellow journalists were hard to believe its ongoing farce, but also cost us ourselves. A very important fact that it reveals character and forger is the fact that half serious, as might be The New Republic, is consistent with some notes to confirm the veracity of an article or report. And we must bear in mind that this was one of the main causes of the scandal.
have to be a digital newspaper, the American Forbes.co m (supposed to be on the Net, much less credible and serious than the other) that accuse the journalist and their lack of professionalism.
But this goes far beyond a simple fictional story. Is real. And surely, somewhere in the world will be giving at this time. (There have been similar cases, both in online media, as in others. For example, the fraud of Wired.com , or other ).
Stephen Glass, a face. Born in 1972 and studied at the University of Pennsylvania. They begin a career as a journalist, during which he was high, but at the time was the one that sank. He was editor of The Daily Pennsylvanian (where he wrote articles as Street Swep ) , the student newspaper. After graduation, with only 23, started to work, more focused on political issues, to The New Republic. One of his articles, Hack Heaven (Paradise Hacker), was the one that raised suspicions. A 15-year-old computer hacker, demanding, with representatives, the only thing that moved him to his young age was the money (" Show me the money!") get through the security system Micronics Just found . was an amazing story. So much so that even had an iota of truth (or the sources, nor where they allegedly had held a conference of hackers, etc.). The most surprising was the Jukt Micronics Company, a large software company with no website, how was that possible? And it all did not realize the director's own newspaper, but the reporter on-line edition of the journal Forbes, Adam Penenberg .
It recorded that half, no matter if you are on the Internet or purchased at the newsstand, is reliability, and quality wins "serious" when their methods are based on the principles every journalist must follow, including that of honesty.
The unmasking of Glass (which even as a cover, was to create a false website of that company and appointed non-existent) not only led to his dismissal but the final positive development of digital media in the USA, in those 90 years, had already begun to appear. And from this point will gain in credibility, prestige.
After fraud The New Republic had to come forward. He did so shortly after by the publication of apologies .
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