People in the news media after I got caught said how could you have not caught this guy? He had 50 corrections in four years. That's a lot of corrections. Well what they failed to look at is how many stories there were and out of 700 plus stories, 50 corrections is not a high amount. Jayson Blair amountcatchcorrection share on social
You know I am done lying. Obscuring the truth is no longer something I have any interest in doing. I want it all to come out. The good, the bad, the ugly. Jayson Blair badgoodinterest Change image and share on social
Once I had a better beat, I needed to have an even better one. And somewhere in that climbing, I lost sight of, sort of, my moral and ethical underpinnings. Jayson Blair beatclimbethical Change image and share on social
Those ethical choices often are made every day at a time, minute by minute in ways that you may not even relate to ethics, so I'm going to walk them through the whole story from that perspective and hopefully they'll be able to walk away with something good from it. Jayson Blair choicedayethic share on social
I feel like I delivered a blow, an unfortunate blow to a profession that not only did I personally love doing but that I value for society. Jayson Blair blowdeliverfeel Change image and share on social
One of my weaknesses happens to be lying, and I could tell you that I'm never going to lie again in my life, but that would be a lie. Jayson Blair lielifeweakness Change image and share on social
I seek to be authentic and engaging, using my own experiences, being as vulnerable as I ask my clients to be, to enhance the process. Jayson Blair authenticclientengage Change image and share on social
I am immensely contrite. And I'm sorry for the damage I've done. Jayson Blair contritedamagehave Change image and share on social
I believe my own demons would have caught up with me regardless of my race and regardless of whether I worked at 'The Times.' Jayson Blair catchdemonrace Change image and share on social
I fooled some of the most brilliant people in journalism. Jayson Blair brilliantfooljournalism Change image and share on social
