Author

Publication

2005-08-09 - Random House Trade Paperbacks

Language

English

Word Count

92,000 words, Guess

Page Count

368 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

  • Internet Archivehardnews00seth
  • ISBN-100812972511
  • ISBN-139780812972511
  • LibraryThing337481
  • Library of Congress Control Number2005281891
and 3 more

Classifications

  • LCCPN4899.N42 M66 2005
  • LCCPN4899.N42M66 2005

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.

First Sentence

The third-floor newsroom of The New York Times, located about one hundred yards west of Times Square, can be a grim place.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Hard News: Twenty-one Brutal Months at The New York Times and How They Changed the American MediaPaperbackRandom House Trade Paperbacks2005-08-09

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