Seven Oaks interviewed Jayson Blair about the aftermath of his journalistic misdeeds and the state of the press.

1. Since you left the New York Times, has the newspaper, in your opinion, reformed its newsroom procedures and culture enough to prevent future fabrications and plagiarism from making it to print?

They have taken some steps in the right direction, but for the most part, if you are to believe what information they have made public, they have not taken any steps that would prevent this type of mishap or deal with the broad issue of media bias that seems to be foremost in the mind of members of the public. It is a culture of denial.

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