The Blair Affair

The New York Times has published a detailed account of the deceptions perpetrated by African-American reporter Jayson Blair, who plagiarized other journalists' work and fabricated details of stories about topics including the DC sniper and the war in Iraq. The Blair scandal has prompted speculation that affirmative action got him special newsroom treatment on account of his race.

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The War, As Told To Us

"Washington has constructed a simple, heroic narrative of freedom and asked us to ignore the much messier human devastation and tragedies of this war," novelist Diana Abu-Jaber writes in the Washington Post of the U.S. war on Iraq. "There are angry outbursts against America across the Middle East, and most Americans have almost no idea why. ... Our news programming has been instrumental in the marketing of this war. ...

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