Stephen Glass Shattered Glass

With his mouth wide open in disbelief, a child stood by and watched his sibling being handed an expensive toy without reason. Next you would expect the child to argue about how unfair it was to give his sibling the toy when he didn't deserve it. If we were to recreate a scenario with that same ending today, the spoiled sibling would be a journalist who is being rewarded for telling lies, and the open-mouthed angry child would be his former co-worker's who believed in him.

Stephen Glass, a creative young journalist seemed to have knack for being in the right place at the right time. As a result he wrote articles that captured audiences with captivating details and quotes that made each story perfect. It wasn't until the reporters at the Forbes
The movie might be have been an attempt to shame the former journalist, but it also will continue to introduce him to new generations who may not have heard of the young mans betrayals.

A composition class at a college might be asked to write an essay on Stephen Glass, which would lead to research. It is easy for these students to learn that Stephen Glass did indeed try to cash in on his story already. His fictional book entitled The Fabulist featured a main character that has the same name as the author. All the scenarios in the book were based on the author's real-life stories but ended with better results. Upon discovering this book, the students may now want to purchase it to read about Glass's colorful life. This will continue to put money in the author's pocket.

If a movie production company and a book publisher found the life of Stephen Glass worth telling, why shouldn't he make money off selling his story? As long as people are willing to buy the book and watch the movie, no matter what the motivation it is they have behind it, it is those same people who are putting money into Stephen Glass's pockets. In his own way, he has reached the fame he wanted and therefore will continue to benefit