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Jayson Blair is an American journalist who gained notoriety for his fraudulent reporting at The New York Times. In 2003, he was fired for fabricating news and plagiarizing others' work.

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Famous Jayson Blair Quotes

“Some people it seems to me would like for me to crawl in a hole and disappear forever. That's just not in my nature.”

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“I fooled some of the most brilliant people in journalism.”

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Book:Burning Down My Masters' House: My Life at the New York Times

Source: Burning Down My Masters' House: My Life at the New York Times

“People in the news media after I got caught said how could you have not caught this guy? He had 50 corrections in four years. That's a lot of corrections. Well what they failed to look at is how many stories there were and out of 700 plus stories, 50 corrections is not a high amount.”

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“I think people can learn from my experience - you know, any young people who are under pressure, whether you work on Wall Street or you work in a factory in Alabama, and young journalists.”

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“When we report stories, we don't just want to talk to people who did the right thing. We want to talk to people who did the wrong thing.”

People Want Stories Right Thing Reports Wrong Things

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About the Author

Born: March 23, 1976
Known for: Journalist
Quotes: 22

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Burning Down My Masters' House: My Life at the New York TimesRelated source material

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