Umm, Well, Now this is Uncomfortable
Less than two weeks prior to publication, an attention grabbing account of a motel voyeur is being abandoned by the author. Gay Talese is a journalism giant. But evidently he overlooked a key detail of property ownership when documenting the story of Gerald Foos, a motel owner who spied on his guests. When the Washington…
continue readingThe British Guide to Good Sense Going Away
BOOK IDEA! Free to any Brit author who wants to take it and run with it! In recent days, the British people have dominated headlines around the globe. And whether you, dear reader, agree with their decisions, there can be no doubt that those folks know how to quit. First, there was Prime Minister David…
continue readingPanama Papers Gonna Make a Good Book
The treasure trove of leaked documents dubbed “The Panama Papers” is going to make for a good book. Especially once American information starts trickling out. Here is an informative NPR interview with Gabriel Zucman, author of The Hidden Wealth of Nations who states that “there’s about 8 percent of the world’s financial wealth that is…
continue readingEditor’s Fault ‘Cub Reporter’ Invented Quotes
In the seemingly ever-growing list of journalists accused of plagiarism and fabrication, this might be one of the ballsiest explanations we’ve ever seen: “I?m a cub reporter and expected a sustained and competent editor to guide me, something which I never had at your company,” purportedly from Juan Thompson. Catch up on the whole shenanigan…
continue readingThe Donald Taught Me a New Word
Well, not actually Donald Trump himself. But rather this article, “Has Trump Killed the GOP?” on Politico. In the piece, Jacob Heilbrunn states that “It?s precisely Trump?s lubricity that is allowing him to transcend the GOP?s parochial ideological battles.” And I actually did think, “is that a made up word?” Nope. It’s in the dictionary!…
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