Monday, March 19, 2012

Mike daisey

  • The stories of Mike Daisey and Jason Russell have become entwined for a number of reasons. Both of them dominated headlines last week. Both men used a bit of theater, masqueraded as real journalism.
  • (Washington Post)
  • In an article in Forbes today, the author writes about the viral allure of the almost true, a terrible phenomenon where the intentions justify the means.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • (CNN)-- It is unfortunate that Mike Daisey lied about Apples labor practices on This American Life by fabricating some harrowing details about the suffering of workers in China who make iPads and iPhones.
  • (CNN)
  • Taking artistic license on such a serious subject like Foxconns working conditions disgusts me.
  • (Beta News)
  • Monologuist Mike Daisey, weve all learned, is an excellent liar. Now, lets see what else Daisey has lied about in his decades-long career, besides many of the facts in his story about investigating Foxconn. Heres one.
  • (Gawker)
  • The Sydney Opera House "will be looking into" appearances under its roof by controversial Monologist Mike Daisey.
  • (The Register)
  • Mike Daiseys stirring monologue The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs was performed at the Public Theater for what will likely be the final time on Sunday.
  • (Gothamist.com)
  • Mike Daisey has released a statement on his official blog urging critics to focus on the bigger story of the nature of Apple's Chinese manufacturing, rather than his admission that he fabricated important parts of his one-man show.
  • (Entertainment Weekly Online)
  • Author and performer Mike Daisey was the subject of this weeks This American Life, a show, he writes on his blog, many consider one of the most painful theyve ever listened to four hours of grilling edited down to fifteen minutes.
  • (Zap2it.com)

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