Editor’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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