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Pbs Learning Media: "A Fragile Trust" Film Clip 2

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In this film clip 2 [2:07] from A Fragile Trust, former New York Times reporter, Jayson Blair explains how he used the electronic tools at his disposal to pull archival photos and excerpts from other people's news articles to file stories from locations where he'd never been. Students will consider how technology has made it easier for people to plagiarize and why Jayson Blair's actions are unethical.

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