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But on other pieces...
l`m really sorry.
-Busy signal. -l got a voice mail. Hang up.
You think l could get a phone number on him from you?
Those kind of pieces can win Pulitzers too.
And the e-mails were sent back no address or account closed.
You could write something boring one of these days.
Apparently, the issue is rife with errors.
-Who? -l can`t tell you. He made me promise.
lan even put on a jacket.
You just wanna know how to get your name in print, right?
Even Woodward and Bernstein went out for a burger now and then...
The things you did were fireable offenses.
But there`s a kid here who basically just plainly screwed up, bigtime.
-Hello? -Chuck, it`s Steve.
Shit.
l wonder why you`d wanna stray from the things you do so well.
...are the notes provided by the reporter himself.
Do me a favor.
Did he say where he was going?
-You wanna read it back to me? -Sure.
All right. Night, Steve.
We can arrange more money so you can buy the comic book.
You know what could`ve prevented all this?
l think so. No, l`m sure. Why?
HACK HEAVEN By Stephen Glass
Look, l even checked the names of every government--
lt`s strayed from the traditions that make it great...
PEDDLlNG POPPY
No.
Yeah, he said he`d be staying with family for a while.
That means it stays on the list of suspicious pieces.
He and l-- lt hasn`t been working out for some time now, as you know.
...``All Wet,`` ``Plotters,`` ``Praised be Greenspan``...
lf you`re even a little bit humble...
Yes, it did.
No?
Yes, two days from Hanukkah.
HARPER`S - Rolling Stone THE NEW REPUBLlC
...then calls in the writer to make revisions.
-Got a minute? -Of course, how are you?
-They are? -Yeah.
- lt`s fine. ls there a problem? - Well, l don`t know.
And these are supposed to be news stations.
-Why are you defending him? -Nobody`s defending him, Chuck.
l just wanted to see if you`d read it yet, and it was sitting right here.
-l`ll just put these down. l`ll be back. -No! l wanna talk about this.
-l didn`t do anything wrong, Chuck. -l really wish you`d stop saying that!
Wednesday, May 6, 1998
Thanks. Thank you. Thank you.
Okay, go in and see if they would serve a party that came in at 2:58...
Okay.
To get a bunch of smoke blown up your ass by a pack of editors?
lt happens. They`ll print a retraction, and that`ll be that.
...he goes back into the conference, where all the hackers have gathered.
And you`re taking their word against mine?
l`m so dead.
-How you doing? -Good.
And the references in the article to Nevada law-enforcement officials....
There`s no listing for the kid in D.C., Virginia, Maryland....
Let`s get the harpoon !
Chuck Lane has been chosen to replace me.
Let me guess, he`s on you again about a redesign.
The young-conservatives piece, the mini-bottles....
When l get this piece done.
-...from the Jukt guy, George Sims? -l did, yeah.
Okay? And l wanted the piece to have an eyewitness feel to it for color.
The rest of the staff, the way they feel about him.