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A 1999 memo warning of a potential tunnel-ceiling collapse -- the Boston Globe published it last week -- was "fabricated," says a Big Dig contractor. "So what does this mean for the Globe?" asks
Dan Kennedy. "Surely this is embarrassing, but is it a scandal? Based on what we know so far, I'd have to say "no.' [The reporter] acted in good faith, and his editors went with a story they had good reason to believe was genuine." ||
Harvard prof: "This is one of those red flag issues for an editor. Reporters usually don’t want to slow these stories down, but a lot of times an editor should." || Related Globe
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