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July 29, 2014
Mike Daisey
Why journalists should listen to Mike Daisey’s thoughts on journalism
Last month in Portland, Ore., the monologuist Mike Daisey presented a one-off show called "Journalism."…
June 12, 2013
Ira Glass tells Redditors: ‘Now we have professional fact checkers for everything’
During an Ask Me Anything on Reddit today, "This American Life"'s Ira Glass responded to…
October 10, 2012
Rob Schmitz says revival of Mike Daisey show is ‘a little disturbing’
Pando Daily | The Washington Post | Washington City Paper | DCist | Mike Daisey…
July 24, 2012
Mike Daisey: Perhaps tech writers ‘aren’t actually journalists either?’
Mike Daisey | KQED | The New York Times | AllThingsD Mike Daisey, back with…
May 31, 2012
Ira Glass says ‘This American Life’ should fact-check David Sedaris stories
Mike Daisey | The Washington Post "This American Life" is considering fact-checking David Sedaris' work…
May 15, 2012
Philly mag’s head fact checker on Mike Daisey’s lies
Philadelphia magazine's research editor, Annie Monjar, on the backlash against Mike Daisey and the importance…
March 23, 2012
Mike Daisey, “Lifespan of a Fact” use journalism as a sales strategy
"Important if true." Newspapers used to employ that phrase in headlines as a way to…
March 21, 2012
The unanswered questions about ‘This American Life’ and journalism
It's rare for a program to dedicate an entire episode to retracting a previous episode…
March 20, 2012
4 important truths about Mike Daisey’s lies & the way ‘This American Life’ told them
Fact checking is a real process, but what "This American Life" did wasn’t fact checking.…
March 19, 2012
Jayson Blair comments on Mike Daisey, “This American Life” retraction
New York Times serial plagiarist Jayson Blair comments to David Carr about the Mike Daisey/"This…
March 18, 2012