New Republic Working Hard to Get Its Calls Through to Iraq / Jossip

New Republic Working Hard to Get Its Calls Through to Iraq / Jossip:

"“Now that these questions have been raised, we’ve launched an inquiry.
We’re putting the full resources of the magazine to look into the story,” Mr.
Foer said. “It’s taking me a little bit longer than I wish it did. The author,
not to mention some of the participants in the anecdotes he described, are
active duty soldiers and they’re on 20-hour active combat missions sometimes,
and it’s very difficult for me to get them all on the phone to ask them the
questions that I’d like to ask.”"

The New Republic is responding to claims that a recent number of stories set in Iraq have been at least partially made up is responding with an investigation. The editor of course is in a sticky situation, if he doesn't look into the accuracy of the story, it looks like the magazine doesn't care. If the editor does find something, and reveals it, then it is going to be a critical hit on the image of the magazine. This is the same magazine that is still getting over the Stephen Glass scandal.