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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Another update. The Atlantic was duped.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/01/business/media/atlantic-ruth-shalit-barrett.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&fbclid=IwAR10eqXDNu1q7qkrT6kBYIwS30629Sooh_gO_khMYjwGKfGG1P_CbUcCgWY&fbclid=IwAR0j_5njeZxliyGh3-bv-DQISs5BRwgHDJrAzKePpPWLFUbMI_EmhZZsWIc&fbclid=IwAR1ie0DbbmaJpOEdsVcU-bQDsGEW8AbMh4BSCuqBZ0IFK7HztGNW-oYsLPw[/quote]

Hmm, one of the sources does not have a son, but the article was primarily about her daughters.   The article also included some juicy quotes from the coaches.  Are those true?   Are there any problems with other sources?   If the only issue is the existence of ason, the article is still pretty shocking and damning.[/quote]

The apology from the magazine indicates more. They wouldn't be apologizing so significantly if the only concern was a fabricated son, allegedly just for identity protection. The NY article says they are continuing to investigate.

Reading between the lines, they have significant doubts about all of this.

I would treat most of the article as an exercise in fiction. [/quote]

the reporter (a freelancer) was found to have committed huge acts of plagiarism and "making things up" when she was at the New Republic 20 years ago. the atlantic said they gave her a chance, but will never hire her again.[/quote

I almost find it kind of sad. She was (admirably) given a second chance and blew it again. What kind of psychological issue causes this kind of self-sabotage?

That said, if she weren't a white Ivy League chick, she probably wouldn't have been given the second chance. Not everyone does in our society.[/quote]

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