The Best Stories You've nEver Read #78

Fact checking, a nearly lost art -- New Yorker

They seem almost quaint in the age of the internet, fact checkers who pour over every word in an article making sure everything is accurate. Fact checkers still work at some magazines, including the New Yorker. Here is John McPhee's account of how they operate. Note: The link will direct you to an abstract of the article. If you are a subscriber, you can read the entire piece; if not you will need to subscribe or pay a fee to read the article.

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-- Dick Weiss