Jayson Blair

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Jayson Blair

American journalist

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The New York Times
The Times in the 21st century
…that one of its reporters, Jayson Blair, had fabricated at least 36 of the 77 articles he had written while on the paper’s National staff, including such high-profile stories as those about the Washington, D.C., sniper case. Blair’s widespread deception—and the paper’s failure to catch it sooner—led to the resignations…
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…that one of its reporters, Jayson Blair, had fabricated at least 36 of the 77 articles he had written while on the paper’s National staff, including such high-profile stories as those about the Washington, D.C., sniper case. Blair’s widespread deception—and the paper’s failure to catch it sooner—led to the resignations…
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