Jayson Blair

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

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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

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I am immensely contrite. And I'm sorry for the damage I've done. ↗

— Jayson Blair

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I am making amends and seeking forgiveness. My only hope is that some good can come out of my situation. ↗

— Jayson Blair

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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

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I don't know how one would define an affirmative-action hire. I ultimately do not know what role race played in my hiring. ↗

— Jayson Blair

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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

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I fooled some of the most brilliant people in journalism. ↗

— Jayson Blair

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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

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I think people can learn from my experience - you know, any young people who are under pressure, whether you work on Wall Street or you work in a factory in Alabama, and young journalists. ↗

— Jayson Blair

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