Guess the next "This American Life" contributor to be accused of fabrication
(by the Washington Post):
- Became famous for a workplace chronicle
- Once admitted to fabricating a character he worked with in a hospital
- Describes his own work as "realish"
- NPR would like to characterize his work with some kind of introduction indicating
- Ira Glass would like to fact-check him
- Mike Daisey says (surprise!) to leave him alone, because the kerfuffle is all about him (yeah...)
Contra Daisey, I would argue that I would be disappointed to find out which parts of this author's body of work were fiction. I'd still read them, because he's terrific -- but warily. Also, I think no one is making the distinction between "exaggerating for humor" and making things up, in that most of us do the former every day without a problem.
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