[laurex]

Remember the old days when journalists would be excommunicated for plagarism and/or making things up? Some of those folks must be like "I was just too early..."

[shadowgovt]

Remember the old days when people paid for news?

Ars is owned by Conde Nast, which had to let go of its HQ in 2024. I suspect they don't have a plan to replace a journalist like Benj if they axe him. And it's not like readers are going to hold them accountable.

[dcrazy]

I was puzzled by your claim that Condé Nast was forced to vacate its headquarters last year. After some Googling, it seems you are referring to their English offices. Condé Nast is still headquartered at One World Trade as it has been since 2014, and is still owned by the Staten Island-based Advance Publications as it has been since 1959.

[Jordan-117]

The clear difference between this and Stephen Glass-style confabulation is intent. There's no indication Edwards knowingly, deliberately invented quotes. It was a clumsy mistake.

[Ylpertnodi]

> There's no indication Edwards knowingly, deliberately invented quotes. It was a clumsy mistake.

Signing off on an article that 'quotes' someone by hallucination? I would say that, for a journalist- especially on ars - is slightly more than 'clumsy'.