Stephen Glass was fired from his position as reporter at the respected "New Republic" magazine for inventing news stories.
The knowledge question raised by this true story of academic dishonesty in the media is: How can we know the difference between fiction and non-fiction in the modern news media?
The true story of a young journalist who fell from grace when it was found he had fabricated over half of his articles. The New York Times has an excellent article here:http://www.nytimes.com/1998/06/12/us/rechecking-a-writer-s-facts-a-magazine-uncovers-fiction.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm
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