Blair, Jayson

Burning down my masters' house : my life at the New York times by Jayson Blair ( Book )
14 editions published in 2004 in English and held by 771 libraries worldwide
The reporter who caused a scandal at the New York Times when it was discovered that he had been faking his stories recounts his youth as an African American in the South, his abuse of drugs and alcohol, and their role in his acts.

Burning down my masters' house : a personal descent into madness that shook the New York times by Jayson Blair ( Book )
6 editions published between 2004 and 2006 in English and held by 24 libraries worldwide
Chapter one: Fire. I lied and I lied and then I lied some more. I lied about where I had been, I lied about where I had found information, and I lied about how I wrote the story. And these were no everyday little white lies they were complete fantasies, embellished down to the tiniest made-up detail. I lied about a planes flight I never took, about sleeping in a car I never rented, about a landmark on a highway I had never been on. I lied about a guy who helped me at a gas station that I found on the Internet and about crossing railroad tracks I knew existed only because of aerial photographs in my private collection. I lied about a house I had never been to and decorations and furniture in a living room I had seen only in photographs in an archive maintained by Times photos editors. In the end-justifies-the-means environment I worked in, I had grown accustomed to lying. I told my share of lies and became as adept as anyone at getting away with it unquestioned and unscathed.

Burning down my masters' house [my life at the New York times by Jayson Blair ( Recording )
4 editions published in 2004 in Hebrew and English and held by 12 libraries worldwide

Burning down my masters' house ( Visual )
2 editions published in 2004 in English and held by 1 library worldwide
Mr. Blair talks about his book, Burning Down My Masters' House: My Life at the New York Times. He describes his career at the New York Times and the events that led to his being fired.

The hard times of RJ Berger. Season one ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2010 in English and held by 1 library worldwide
"The Hard Times of RJ Berger orbits the hilariously-hellish lives of a deeply unpopular 15 year-old (Paul Iacono) and his scheming, sex-obsessed best friend, Miles Jenner (Jareb Dauplaise). Other than pining after the girl of his dreams, Jenny Swanson (Amber Lancaster), receiving daily beatings from the meanest jock in school, Max Owens (Jayson Blair), and evading the stalker-ish advances of Lily Miran (Kara Taitz), there really isn't much excitement in RJ's life. That is, until his anatomical gift is accidentally exposed to the entire school. In a single moment, RJ goes from anonymous to infamous, and for the first time in his life, he feels a tiny sliver of confidence. Swept up in this man-sized wave of recognition, we'll watch RJ claw his way out of the popularity basement. Whether it's trying to get laid, dealing with his bizarre parents, or simply navigating the treacherous waters of sophomore year, RJ will live out the stories -- good, bad and ugly -- that we all remember from high school. One mis-adventure at a time, we'll see him grow from a shy, awkward boy into a slightly less shy and awkward young man."--Container insert.

Burning down my masters' house : my life at the New York times ( Book )
1 edition published in 2004 in English and held by 1 library worldwide