Fake News at the New York Times The Case of Jayson Blair

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Writing Wrongs

Aston Institute for Forensic Linguistics

13 episodes

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Every sentence tells a story, every word leaves a trace. Writing Wrongs, from the Aston Institute for Forensic Linguistics, explores historic and contemporary forensic linguistic cases. Hosts Professor Tim Grant and Dr Nicci MacLeod, who've provided expert evidence in hundreds of cases, examine a specific case and its linguistic analysis each episode. Some episodes feature guest forensic linguists sharing their experiences as expert witnesses. The series highlights different case types, showcasing the strengths and limitations of forensic linguistics in criminal and civil investigations.

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Fake News at the New York Times The Case of Jayson Blair

Writing Wrongs

52 minutes 54 seconds

1 month ago

Fake News at the New York Times The Case of Jayson Blair

* This episode contains no particular contentwarnings, there is however a very brief mention of another case involving sexual abuse *

This episode is about the New York Times, a high reputation paper of record in the Untied States, and how in theearly 2000s they came to publish a series of articles, which turned out to be plagiarised or untrue. Together with Professor Jack Grieve, from the University of Birmingham, our hosts Nicci and Tim take a look at how a linguistic approach to detecting fake news can make a difference.

For a list of our sources and more information about this case, please visit https://www.aston.ac.uk/writing-wrongs

Have a question for Nicci or Tim? Email us at writingwrongs@aston.ac.uk and we may answer it duringan upcoming episode!

Check out the official AIFL blog for more forensic linguistic goodies here: https://medium.com/@AIFLblog

Production Team:

Angela Walker, Jordan Robertson, Neus Alberich Buera

Sound:Angela Walker

Visual design:

George Grant

Additional Voices:

Angela Walker

With our thanks to Professor Jack Grieve

Professor Tim Grant’s home page:

Tim Grant - Aston Research Explorer

Dr Nicci MacLeod’s home page:

Nicci MacLeod - Aston Research Explorer

Professor Jack Grieve’s home page:

Professor Jack Grieve - Department ofLinguistics and Communication - University of Birmingham

Link to the book: The Language of Fake News