Shattered Glass Movie Notes - based on a true story - Stephen Glass reporter of The New Republic Magazine - Washington

DC ournalist - !ery precise with his wor" - #what you write is read by people who M$TT%R& - #'ournalis( is about pursuing the truth& - Notes are crucial - Spring Breakdown - )nsecure about hi(self - $lways concerned about his wor" and how he reports - labels e*erything+ perfectionist - writes for other (agazines and lies about wor"ing for the( - White lies around e*erything - concerned if e*eryone is #(ad at hi(& - tal"s to other (agazine editors and when people ,uestion hi( and how he "nows the(+ he says he doesn-t "now the(- %.pectations are too high - See(s innocent but is pretty cle*er - Self conflicted - /ard to (a"e decisions by hi(self - #a great editor defends writers& - %ditor 0elly was fired after argu(ent with boss Marty

- Chuc" 1ane replaced %ditor 0elly - Glass Wrote 23 pieces while Chuc" was editor - /is 4iggest piece was about a hac"er #/ac" /ea*en& - 5orbes online newspaper ust started - creating a website for online (agazine - lies about his sources6 stretched out the truth - e.aggerates a lot - Ner*ous about being wrong - (a"es a lot of e.cuses - #No one wants a policy paper+ they want color& - 78 why would a (a or co(pany go to *oice(ail9 - Ma or software co(pany with one phone line9 -suspicion about Glass-s wor" -a story co(es in and to an editor and then chec"ed for e*erything :facts; and *erified - 5acts in (ost pieces can be chec"ed in (ost (aterials - So(e other pieces can be fact-chec"ed are so(e notes that are pro*ided by the notes fro( the reporter hi(6herself - tries to (a"e his editorials interesting and lies about all the facts - $ol<co( is a (e(ber-s only e(ail - Why would a co(pany put their website on which only $ol (e(bers can reach the(9 - They are finding Glass-s (ista"es - /is biggest story is a lie - tries to hide his true actions

- lied about all the people in his news story - wants his editor to support hi( but can-t earn his trust - lies through e*erything -tries to pro*e his state(ent and writing and research is correct when it is all a bunch of lies - Confused+ agitated+ distraught etc< - (a"es people feel bad for hi( - apologizes for all his (ista"es and (a"es people sy(pathize for hi( - =eople ust want hi( to tell hi( the truth - goes bac" to his old editor for help - loo"ing for pity and sy(pathy - lies to his editor on the reason why he is in trouble - 5ull of lies - got fired fro( The New Republic - $ll his pieces are fa"e and lies - lying for a long ti(e and won-t realize that he is lying - thin"s #sorry& will fi. e*erything - /e-s (entally unstable - doesn-t "now (uch about hi(self - They published his fiction stories and (ade the( loo" li"e fact