Jayson Blair
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For the actor, see Jayson Blair (actor).
Jayson Thomas Blair (born March 23, 1976) is an American former journalist who worked for The New York Times. He resigned from the newspaper in May 2003 in the wake of the discovery of fabrication and plagiarism in his stories.
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Born | Jayson Thomas Blair (1976-03-23) March 23, 1976 (age 48) Columbia, Maryland, U.S. |
Alma mater | University of Maryland, College Park |
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Blair published a memoir of this period, titled Burning Down My Masters' House (2004), recounting his career, a diagnosis of bipolar disorder after his resignation, and his view of race relations at the newspaper. He later established a support group for people with bipolar disorder and became a life coach.