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Originally posted by Steeltrap
It really is. It reminds me of Janet Cooke, who had to give back the Pulitzer in 1982 or 1983. I had just started college then, taking Journalism 190 and 205 at USC.
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This morning, one of the NY radio stations was talking about the clean-up job the Times is doing now, and I thought about Janet Cooke as well. Her story didn't get exposed until the Washington Post staff started fact-checking her resume (after she won the Pulitzer for "Jimmy's World") and found several of her statements in dispute. Similarly, this young man never completed the requirements for his journalism degree.
Of course, conservatives are now rallying for the end of affirmative action, claiming that this reporter received so many opportunites to improve because of race.
Long story short, all companies make hiring mistakes.