Hard news the scandals at the New York times and their meaning for American media

Summary: 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.

Record details

ISBN: 1400062446
ISBN: 9781400062447
ISBN: 9781588364180 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 1588364186 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: electronic resource
remote
1 online resource (xx, 330 p.)
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: New York : Random House, c2004.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [299]-317) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Before -- Spring 2003 -- After.
System Details Note:	Requires OverDrive Media Console
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.