A computer security expert featured prominently in a recent Vanity Fair story about a major computer virus has accused the article’s author, Michael Joseph Gross, of manipulating facts and painting an inaccurate picture of his personality. Gawker has a nice summary of the blog post by Ralph Langner. Here’s an example of the kind of [...]
From an AP story about this Vanity Fair article: A writer for Vanity Fair has acknowledged a case of mistaken identity in an unflattering article about Sarah Palin in the magazine's October issue. Reporter Michael Joseph Gross describes Palin's youngest son, Trig, being pushed in a stroller by his older sister, Piper, before a rally [...]
A story briefly published May 1 on msnbc.com about author James Frey’s interview with Vanity Fair magazine included some information that could have been unclear. The Vanity Fair story reported that, Josh Kilmer-Purcell, a friend of Frey’s, told the magazine that Frey was sent a copy of The Smoking Gun’s 13,000-word report on the discrepencies [...]
