As part of Black History Month, the library in Glendale, AZ has invited former New York Times journalist to speak there on February 19. Blair of course is the reporter who fabricated stories and sources over a period of time and also engaged in plagiarism; his resignation from the Times resulted in the subsequent resignations of both the NY Times Executive Editor and Managing Editor. He later wrote a book about the debacle, “Burning Down My Master’s House.”
Blair subsequently disclosed that he suffers from manic depression; he believes that his illness was partly to blame for the scandal. Librarian Cynthia Landrum expects that Blair’s appearance will bring a large crowd, and that issues of mental health among African-Americans will provoke an interesting discussion.
Arizona Central
How much are these idiots paying for this garbage?
All the Black authors in this country and these people come up with this con-artist? He didn’t wrap himself in the mantle of mental health when he was pulling his scams.
Credibility
But can Jayson Blair make his pitch and then say with a straight face: “Really, I’m not making this up.”