Report Conclude USA Today's Newsroom Culture Enabled Reporter to Fabricate [View All]

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Yep. Lying all the time just creates more liars. USA Today reminds me of Newsmax.

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGAJFRVPCTD.html

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - A former USA Today reporter was able to fabricate and plagiarize stories for more than a decade because of lax editing and newsroom leadership, a star system and a workplace climate of fear, the newspaper reported Thursday.

USA Today devoted an entire page to detailing the findings of two investigations into the work of Jack Kelley, who resigned in January after a company investigation into his stories. The paper also published a statement from its publisher, Craig Moon.

Initial findings from one investigation, done internally by a team of reporters and editors, had been reported previously. The report of the other investigation, conducted by three respected editors from the outside, was delivered to Moon last week but kept under wraps.

The scandal brought down Editor Karen Jurgensen, 55, who retired abruptly Tuesday. She had been held her post since 1999.

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