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06 Sep 2010 23:46

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Politics: Why our boy Adam Penenberg is a man amongst journalists

  • 1998Penenberg catches Stephen Glass, then a hotshot at The New Republic, fabricating a story. He legitimizes online journalism in the process.
  • 2003Penenberg’s unprecedented catch gets new appreciation in the wake of the Jayson Blair saga. Steve Zahn plays him in the excellent movie about Glass.
  • 2010 Frustrated that nobody is covering it, Penenberg takes to Twitter and tweets about a $131 million judgment against Ford. He’s hailed as an innovator again. source
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19 Jun 2009 10:21

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World: The guy in charge of the Iran recount is in Ahmadinejad’s pocket

  • A hard-liner, he has called for America’s destruction multiple times, as well as George W. Bush’s decapitation. He formally endorsed Ahmadinejad, and he will run the Guardian Council’s election recount.
  • The New Republic • In their description of Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati Massah, the man in charge of the Guardian Council, who’s recounting votes and ensuring they’re kosher with Islamic law. We’re not rocket scientists here, but this guy should not have anything to do with this election. • source
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