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Mike Daisey receives standing ovation at last New York performance Truth is nice but is it more important to be entertained? People who saw final New York performance of "The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs," said they liked the show though Daisey's tale of how workers are treated in China is under scrutiny. [Read more] Mike Daisey gets standing ovation at last N.Y. performance Truth is nice but is it more ,important to be entertained? People who saw final New York performance of "The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs" said they liked the show even though Daisey's tale of how workers are treated in China is under scrutiny. [Read more] Why Didn't Apple Sue Mike Daisey? Think Lawsuit? (Image via Wikipedia) Mike 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 account—based mostly on discussions with Daisey's interpreter—and This American Life's retraction of an [...] Pulling the plug on Mike Daisey: When entertainment meets journalism The fracas Friday involving monologuist Mike Daisey and the public radio show "This American Life" is not just the latest scandal of a purported truth teller caught in at least an act of embellishment, if not an outright lie, but a double-barreled cautionary tale. It reveals the perils of what can happen to news organizations when, in the pursuit of populist storytelling or buzz-heavy names ... Mike Daisey took aim at Apple, now challenges Chinese translator Audiences at Daisey's show in New York are "disappointed" actor made up facts in his monologue about human suffering involved in making iPads. Why didn't Apple speak out against Mike Daisey? Why did the Apple keep its silence about the fabricated parts of Mike Daisey's story, when it knew a year ago what we know now? Mike Daisey moves on from Apple, now challenges Chinese translator Audiences at Daisey's show in New York are "disappointed" actor made up facts in his monologue about human suffering involved in making iPads. The Agony of Mike Daisey: Dramatic License or Fraud? David Rooney THR's theater critic looks at the questions raised by NPR's revelations concerning the veracity of Mike Daisey's monologue, "The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs." read more Mike Daisey's Apple Explanation Is ... Awkward The first time I saw Mike Daisey was more than a decade ago, when he performed a monologue called 21 Dog Years , about his time working at Amazon.com ( AMZN ) . Since that time I've seen three more of his shows, including the latest, The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs . That one, coming just after Steve Jobs's death and focusing on Apple's ( AAPL ) iconic products, did a great deal to set ... Apple and Mike Daisey: Bad 'journalism' clouds jobs issue LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Mike Daisey is making it very hard for the rest of us to focus on a critical issue - Apple's treatment of its workers in China.
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