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A Fragile Trust: Plagiarism, Power, and Jayson Blair at the New York Times

Released Apr 11, 2014 1h 18m Documentary List
69% Tomatometer 13 Reviews 54% Popcornmeter 50+ Ratings
Correspondent Jayson Blair's serial plagiarism impacted The New York Times and the entire journalism profession.

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Shadow and Act Staff Shadow and Act By the end of the documentary, Grant has laid out all the pieces in an engaging, comprehensive way, neither absolving or sympathizing with Blair nor seeking to disregard the culpability of others... Sep 13, 2022 Full Review Matt Zoller Seitz RogerEbert.com "A Fragile Trust" lays it all out, sometimes in manipulative ways, but always with clarity, so that you understand what happened and how it happened. Rated: 3/4 Apr 11, 2014 Full Review Ben Kenigsberg New York Times Lightness of touch is missing from the film, which features animated graphics and an ominous score. Apr 10, 2014 Full Review Louis Proyect rec.arts.movies.reviews The real scandal at the NYT is not Jayson Blair's plagiarism but the paper of record's incestuous relationship to the military-industrial complex. Nov 28, 2014 Full Review Dan Schindel Nonfics A frustrating waste of a good opportunity. Rated: 2/5 May 30, 2014 Full Review Nora Lee Mandel Film-Forward.com Looking closely at journalism today makes it look like messy sausage making, similar to the legislative process the press criticizes. . . fostering an enabling environment. Rated: 6/10 Apr 11, 2014 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Correspondent Jayson Blair's serial plagiarism impacted The New York Times and the entire journalism profession.
Director
Samantha Grant
Producer
Samantha Grant, Brittney Shepherd
Screenwriter
Samantha Grant, Richard Levien
Distributor
ITVS, Gush Productions
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 11, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 3, 2017
Runtime
1h 18m
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