:48:01
Every editor, the fact-checkers--
they all go through it one last time.
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Now, most of you will start out
as interns somewhere.
:48:10
And interns do a lot of fact checking,
so pay close attention.
:48:14
There's a hole
in the fact-checking system.
:48:18
A big one.
:48:20
The facts in most pieces can be checked
against some type of source material.
:48:25
lf an article's on,
say, ethanol subsidies,
:48:28
you could check for discrepancies
against the Congressional Record,
:48:30
trade publications,
LexisNexis,
:48:33
and footage from C-SPAN.
:48:35
But on other pieces,
:48:38
the only source material
available
:48:41
are the notes provided
by the reporter himself.
:48:45
Steve?
:48:48
This doesn't look like
a real business card to me.
:48:51
Yeah, l know.
That's the kind of clown this guy is.
:48:54
He won't even pay
to have real cards made.
:48:56
All right.
:49:00
- My office at 9:00, okay?
- Yeah.
:49:06
:49:07
Good morning.
:49:11
A few other people
we can't seem to locate--
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Julie Farthwork, Frank Juliet
:49:16
and lan Restil's agent,
Joe Hiert.
:49:18
We called the numbers you gave us,
got voicemails for all three.
:49:21
And the e-mails were sent back
''No address'' or ''Account closed.''
:49:25
Really? 'Cause l've e-mailed them
about a million times each.
:49:28
Hiert's online all day long.
:49:30
Did you call these people
and get them directly?
:49:32
No, l always left messages
:49:34
and spoke to them
when they called me back.
:49:36
And the references in the article
to Nevada law enforcement officials.
:49:39
Was Jim Ghort
the only one you spoke to?
:49:41
- Yes.
- Do you have a number for him?
:49:43
- Yeah, definitely.
- By the way, what was your basis
:49:46
for writing that Jukt
was a big-time software company?
:49:50
l didn't. That was added
by the copy desk, or during editorial.
:49:53
Was the hackers' conference
where you met the Jukt executives--
:49:55
That part of the article
is misleading.
:49:57
l was never
in the Restils' home at all.
:49:59
You weren't in Restil's home,
with the Jukt executives?