<p><br /></p><p><a rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">* This episode contains no particular contentwarnings, there is however a very brief mention of another case involving sexual abuse *</a></p><p> </p><p>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.</p><p> </p><p>For a list of our sources and more information about this case, please visit <a href="https://www.aston.ac.uk/writing-wrongs" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.aston.ac.uk/writing-wrongs</a> </p><p> </p><p>Have a question for Nicci or Tim? Email us at <a href="mailto:writingwrongs@aston.ac.uk" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">writingwrongs@aston.ac.uk</a> and we may answer it duringan upcoming episode!</p><p> </p><p>Check out the official AIFL blog for more forensic linguistic goodies here: <a href="https://medium.com/@AIFLblog" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://medium.com/@AIFLblog</a> </p><p> </p><p>Production Team: </p><p>Angela Walker, Jordan Robertson, Neus Alberich Buera</p><p>Sound:Angela Walker</p><p><br /></p><p>Visual design: </p><p>George Grant</p><p><br /></p><p>Additional Voices: </p><p>Angela Walker</p><p><br /></p><p>With our thanks to Professor Jack Grieve</p><p> </p><p>Professor Tim Grant’s home page: </p><p><a href="https://research.aston.ac.uk/en/persons/tim-grant" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tim Grant - Aston Research Explorer</a></p><p> </p><p>Dr Nicci MacLeod’s home page:<strong> </strong></p><p><a href="https://research.aston.ac.uk/en/persons/nicci-macleod" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nicci MacLeod - Aston Research Explorer</a></p><p> </p><p>Professor Jack Grieve’s home page: </p><p><a href="https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/elal/grieve-jack" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Professor Jack Grieve - Department ofLinguistics and Communication - University of Birmingham</a></p><p> </p><p>Link to the book: <a href="https://www.cambridge.org/core/elements/language-of-fake-news/7B37014A5C0768AEE806167E8ADD5897" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Language of Fake News</a></p>

Writing Wrongs

Aston Institute for Forensic Linguistics

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

OCT 2, 202552 MIN
Writing Wrongs

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

OCT 2, 202552 MIN

Description

<p><br /></p><p><a rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">* This episode contains no particular contentwarnings, there is however a very brief mention of another case involving sexual abuse *</a></p><p> </p><p>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.</p><p> </p><p>For a list of our sources and more information about this case, please visit <a href="https://www.aston.ac.uk/writing-wrongs" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.aston.ac.uk/writing-wrongs</a> </p><p> </p><p>Have a question for Nicci or Tim? Email us at <a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[email protected]</a> and we may answer it duringan upcoming episode!</p><p> </p><p>Check out the official AIFL blog for more forensic linguistic goodies here: <a href="https://medium.com/@AIFLblog" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://medium.com/@AIFLblog</a> </p><p> </p><p>Production Team: </p><p>Angela Walker, Jordan Robertson, Neus Alberich Buera</p><p>Sound:Angela Walker</p><p><br /></p><p>Visual design: </p><p>George Grant</p><p><br /></p><p>Additional Voices: </p><p>Angela Walker</p><p><br /></p><p>With our thanks to Professor Jack Grieve</p><p> </p><p>Professor Tim Grant’s home page: </p><p><a href="https://research.aston.ac.uk/en/persons/tim-grant" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tim Grant - Aston Research Explorer</a></p><p> </p><p>Dr Nicci MacLeod’s home page:<strong> </strong></p><p><a href="https://research.aston.ac.uk/en/persons/nicci-macleod" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nicci MacLeod - Aston Research Explorer</a></p><p> </p><p>Professor Jack Grieve’s home page: </p><p><a href="https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/elal/grieve-jack" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Professor Jack Grieve - Department ofLinguistics and Communication - University of Birmingham</a></p><p> </p><p>Link to the book: <a href="https://www.cambridge.org/core/elements/language-of-fake-news/7B37014A5C0768AEE806167E8ADD5897" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Language of Fake News</a></p>