Why Didn't Apple Sue Mike Daisey?
...Daisey’s lies about Foxconn’s Chinese factories emerged because Rob Schmitz, a Public Radio reporter based in China, thought Daisey’s account sounded fishy and investigated for himself. Since Schmitz’s accountâ€"based mostly on discussions with Daisey’s interpreterâ€"and...info
Should Mike Daisey get credit for being accountable?
...via Associated Press) Corrupt origins notwithstanding, the edition of “This American Life†that sets the record straight about Mike Daisey’s Apple monologue is some of the most riveting radio ever. Highlights include the parts where Rob Schmitz, a reporter...info
“Significant Fabricationsâ€: Apple Critic Mike Daisey Under Fire
...Daisey is making news again, but the focus is now on his practices rather than the labor practices of Apple, which he examines in his one-man show "The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs." Citing "significant fabrications" in Mike Daisey's account of working...info
What were the "falsehoods" in Mike Daisey's Apple show?
...of the details about the people he says he met are in dispute for us to stand by the story. I suspect that many things that Mike Daisey claims to have experienced personally did not actually happen, but listeners can judge for themselves." "It was completely...info
What Else Has Mike Daisey Lied About?
...has lied about in his decades-long career, besides many of the facts in his story about investigating Foxconn. Here's one. Mike Daisey has been performing his monologuesâ€"a mix of memoir, reportage and social commentaryâ€"since the late 1990s. Before Foxconn,...info
Mike Daisey scandal: Former theater marketer calls for boycott
...though Mike Daisey’s speech at Georgetown University drew a crowd Monday night, there are a few people who don’t want to see him on stage: theater professionals. Alli Houseworth, the former marketing and communications director of the Woolly Mammoth Theater,...info
The Agony and the Dishonesty of Mike Daisey's Apple Story
...fabricating the people he said he met: "Rob Schmitz: Cathy says you did not talk to workers who were poisoned with hexane. Mike Daisey: That's correct. RS: So you lied about that? That wasn't what you saw? MD: I wouldn't express it that way. RS: How would...info
'This American Life' Retracts Mike Daisey's Apple Factory Story
...note. Also, This American Life will devote a considerable amount of time on Sunday's show to this matter. Copyright 2012 National Public Radio. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/. Mike Daisey in a scene from "The Agony and The Ecstasy of Steve Jobs."...info
This American Life Retracts Mike Daisey Foxconn Story
...on working conditions at Apple’s Foxconn factory in China. It turns out major parts of the piece were fabricated by performer Mike Daiseyâ€"who drew material for his story from his one-man show “The Agony and The Ecstasy of Steve Jobs.†During fact checking...info
Mike Daisey scandal: Former theater marketer calls for boycott
...though Mike Daisey’s speech at Georgetown University drew a crowd Monday night, there are a few people who don’t want to see him on stage: theater professionals. Alli Houseworth, the former marketing and communications director of the Woolly Mammoth Theater,...info