Glass got a royalty advance in six figures- because he lied so well.
On Thu, 15 May 2003, Dr. Felecia Ross wrote:
> Everyone:
>
> I think MAC should take the lead addressing plagiarism and be sure to
> point out what appears to be double standards. While Jayson Blair is being
> condemned for his transgressions, Stephen Glass of the New Republic is
> actually profiting from his years of plagiarism at the New Republic. He has
> written a book about it, and I understand he appeared on 60 Minutes. At the
> same time our friend William McGowan, the author of Coloring the News, the
> book we condemned last year, is using Blair as an example of why diversity
> is wrong.
>
> Felecia Jones Ross, Ph.d.
> The Ohio State University
>