A Fragile Trust: Plagiarism, Power and Jayson Blair at the New York Times (2013)
Directed by Samantha Grant
Sub-Genres - Journalism |
Release Date - Mar 7, 2014 (USA), Apr 11, 2014 (USA - Limited) |
Run Time - 75 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Perry Seibert
Samantha Grant's documentary A Fragile Trust: Plagiarism, Power and Jayson Blair at the New York Times profiles former journalist Jayson Blair, who fabricated stories in the New York Times for several years. The film examines how the paper dealt with the fallout, and takes a look at Blair's history of mental illness.
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journalism, mental-illness, plagiarism, scandal