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Stephen Glass (born 1972 ) was an American Reporter for '' The New Republic '' who was fired for fabricating articles, quotes, sources and events. The story of Glass's downfall is told in the 2003 film '' Shattered Glass ''. EARLY YEARS Glass went to the University Of Pennsylvania , where he was editor of '' The Daily Pennsylvanian '', the university's Student Newspaper . He later obtained a law degree magna cum laude from Georgetown University Law Center . Following his graduation from the University of Pennsylvania, he rose quickly to national prominence in the competitive world of political journalism, writing articles for ''The New Republic'' when he was only 23 years old. ''NEW REPUBLIC'' SCANDAL Glass was fired from ''TNR'' in May 1998, at the age of 25, after it was discovered that he had committed numerous cases of Journalistic Fraud . The story that triggered these events appeared in the May 18 1998 issue. It was called "Hack Heaven", and concerned a supposed 15-year-old computer Hacker , who was purportedly hired to work for a large company as an information security consultant after breaking into their computer system and exposing its weaknesses. Like several of Stephen Glass's previous stories, "Hack Heaven" depicted events that were almost cinematic in their vividness and that were told from a first-person perspective implying Glass was there as the action took place. The article opened as follows: Ian Restil, a 15-year-old computer hacker who looks like an even more adolescent version of Bill Gates , is throwing a tantrum. "I want more money. I want a Miata . I want a trip to Disney World . I want X-Man comic {Link without Title} number one. I want a lifetime subscription to Playboy , and throw in Penthouse . Show me the money! Show me the money!"... Across the table, executives from a California software firm called Jukt Micronics are listening – and trying ever so delicately to oblige. "Excuse me, sir," one of the suits says, tentatively, to the pimply teenager. "Excuse me. Pardon me for interrupting you, sir. We can arrange more money for you ..." Soon after the publication of "Hack Heaven," account for the company in order to deceive ''TNR'' ''TNR'' subsequently determined that at least 27 of 41 stories written by Glass for the magazine contained fabricated material. Of the remaining 14, former ''TNR'' executive editor Charles Lane said, "In fact, I'd bet lots of the stuff in those other fourteen is fake, too. ... It's not like we're vouching for those fourteen, that they're true. They're probably not, either."Audio commentary by Charles Lane to the 2005 DVD edition of '' Shattered Glass ''. Three other magazines, '' Rolling Stone '', '' George '' and '' Harper's '', to which Glass contributed also reviewed his work. ''Rolling Stone'' and ''Harper's'' found the material generally accurate but had no way of verifying information from Glass' anonymous sources. ''George'' discovered Glass fabricated quotes in a profile piece and apologized to the article's subject, Vernon Jordan , a Clinton advisor. ''SHATTERED GLASS'' A movie presenting a stylized view of Glass's rise and fall, titled '' Shattered Glass '', was released in 2003. The screenplay aimed to portray both the high-pressure world of national political journalism and the inside workings of a national political magazine. Hayden Christensen starred as Glass. RECENT CAREER Stephen Glass completed his law degree at Georgetown University Law Center after being fired by ''TNR,'' and passed the written portion of the New York state bar exam, but has not yet been admitted to the Bar . In 2003, he began appearing on television to promote his "biographical novel" ''The Fabulist''. "I wanted them to think I was a good journalist, a good person. I wanted them to love the story so they would love me", he told Steve Kroft of '' 60 Minutes '' in an interview, which was included as a special feature for the DVD edition of ''Shattered Glass''. Also in 2003, Glass briefly returned to journalism, writing an article about Canadian Marijuana laws for ''Rolling Stone''.http://www.humanhemphealth.ca/Rolling_Stone_090403.html Glass lives in Los Angeles . As of 2007, he was working as a paralegal as well as performing with a Los Angeles comedy troupe.http://www.vanityfair.com/magazine/2007/10/postscript200710 SEE ALSO Jayson Blair Janet Cooke FURTHER READING
# “Mrs. Colehill Thanks God For Private Social Security” , June 1997, for '' Policy Review '' magazine. PDF format. #[http://www.southcoasttoday.com/daily/12-96/12-23-96/d04op100.htm “Probable Claus”], published January 6 & 13, 1997 #[http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/media/txtglass030397.html “Don't You D.A.R.E.”], published March 3, 1997 #[http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/~kleinman/glass.html “Writing on the Wall”], published March 24, 1997 # “The Young and the Feckless” , published Sept. 15, 1997 #[http://www.nettime.org/Lists-Archives/nettime-l-9805/msg00034.html “Washington Scene: Hack Heaven”], published May 18, 1998 EXTERNAL LINKS
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