Weekly World News on Jayson Blair
From NPR's "Wait, Wait Don't Tell Me!":
Peter Sagal: What did Jayson Blair do so wrong. Sure he had some details that couldn't be verified, is that worthy of the punishment he got?
Barry Dutter, Executive Editor, Weekly World News: Absolutely, here at WWN, our policy is we verify everything . And I'm kinda shocked the New York Times allowed quotes to get into print that were made up.
PS: What's in store for Mr. Blair?
BD: We might be interested in hiring him, actually.
PS: Really?
BD: If we could teach him to be real reporter. This whole nonsense of making up quotes, making up everything...he made up people. That's not the kind of journalism we teach here.
PS: Thanks for talking with us.
BD: Thank you very much.
PS: Mr. Dutter is the Executive Editor of the Weekly World News.
BD: ...and don't miss our next issue, Elvis is alive and we've got the photos to prove it.
Wait, wait, don't tell me [NPR]
