Johann Hari admits copying and pasting interview quotes

[Idris2002]

Private journalism school in the US -lower standards of entry

but where is he getting those 'standards' from?

 

[sleaterkinney]

Fair enough

 

[articul8]

You seen he's been forced to hand back his Orwell prize?
http://theorwellprize.co.uk/news/press-statement-the-orwell-prize-for-journalism-2008/

 

[Orang Utan]

was he forced? he says he decided to do it himself!

 

[butchersapron]

Fair enough

So we're clear, he is David Rose and he did do the incest paedo fantasy.

 

[Orang Utan]

he's so sneaky

 

[killer b]

the orwell prize statement is fairly curt.

they do look like fucking mugs over this, tbf. more so now.

 

[Belushi]

was he forced? he says he decided to do it himself!

Well he decided to return it once it became clear he was going to be stripped of the prize.

 

[butchersapron]

The Independent stitched them up - and becuse it's the same sort of middle class liberal running both operations they thought they wouldn't get turned over. They did though.

 

[Orang Utan]

Well he decided to return it once it became clear he was going to be stripped of the prize.

i know, just been reading about it.
he can always earn a living doing peter griffin at cosplay events

 

[Sue]

You seen he's been forced to hand back his Orwell prize?
http://theorwellprize.co.uk/news/press-statement-the-orwell-prize-for-journalism-2008/

Just heard this on the radio. How the fuck did he ever win it in the first place? Orwell must be birling in his grave.

 

[butchersapron]

Until 2012. How long is that?

 

[butchersapron]

He still thinks he's right to be a lying cunt as well - in fact, he was so right he foretold what would happen and why:

In my work, I’ve spent a lot of time dragging other people’s flaws into the light. I did it because I believe that every time you point out that somebody is going wrong, you give them a chance to get it right next time and so reduce the amount of wrongdoing in the world.

A bit like not jesus, but one the greats - surely?

 

[butchersapron]

I lied because it would reduce the amount of wrongdoing in the world.

 

[Orang Utan]

he lied for our sins

 

[butchersapron]

In my work, I’ve spent a lot of time dragging other people’s flaws into the light. I did it because I believe that every time you point out that somebody is going wrong, you give them a chance to get it right next time and so reduce the amount of wrongdoing in the world.

I thought it was because you enjoyed getting risk free vindicative inaccurate lying cunt-faced kicks in at you enemies. Didn't realise that your apotheosis was in the post.

 

[butchersapron]

he lied for our sins

And he'll rise again in 3 months.

 

[Santino]

I wish I bought The Independent so I could stop buying it.

 

[butchersapron]

What could possibly be happening in the US in 2012 that a brit journo that's a laughing stock over here might need to cover?

 

[butchersapron]

Owen Jones defence of Hari was mentioned earlier. Can anyone remember what is was?

 

[eoin_k]

you can't mean:

 

[butchersapron]

Bingo!

Notice the i did two things wrong fail ti mention that he did both things wrongs for a decade and quite pretty bloody often. No, two offences are all that need to talked about to the world.

 

[Orang Utan]

the toad aslo implies that he wasn't properly trained cos he was fast tracked for being so brilliant.

 

[Sgt Howie]

If he's smart he'll cut his losses and not come back. He's a joke in the UK now. There'll be plenty of liberal news outlets in the States stupid enough to take him on. That way everyone's a winner, good fucking riddence.

 

[butchersapron]

Not sure you need training for not being a lying cunt.

 

[butchersapron]

If he's smart he'll cut his losses and not come back. He's a joke in the UK now. There'll be plenty of liberal news outlets in the States stupid enough to take him on. That way everyone's a winner, good fucking riddence.

Same people here, that's how he both managed to do this and now to get away with it.

 

[butchersapron]

the toad aslo implies that he wasn't properly trained cos he was fast tracked for being so brilliant.

So even as his mates save him he drops them in it - he blames them.

 

[butchersapron]

Why was Hari fast-tracked?

 

[Sgt Howie]

Same people here, that's how he both managed to do this and now to get away with it.

True, but he can probably do without everyone apart from his mates sniggering behind their hands every time he writes something. To the rest of the country he'll be like Andrew Neil in his vest.

 

[Pickman's model]

I say it yer.

it's a very short hop from yer to yah

and we all know what someone who says yah, not yeah, is

i'll give you a hint