shattered glass

1. What do the fact checkers at the New Republic do when they cannot find the information to verify?

They check the information against the reporters own notes from the scene and things they have written down like direct quotes and names and numbers...

2. How does Charles Lane feel about Glass once he discovers he is lying?

Chuck gets very angry and feels like he can't trust Steve anymore. At first Chuck believes Steve but then when facts start coming up proving against Steve's story, Chuck has no other logical explanation but to find that Steve has been lying...

3. How does Glass gain the sympathy of his fellow journalists at the New Republic?

He uses the phrase "Are you mad at me?" all of the time and it forces people to say "No, I'm not" even if they are because they feel bad for him...also Steve is very funny and has been with the New Republic for so long that the other reporters can't imagine him making so much of his stories up.

4. How does Glass dodge the truth again once he realizes he has been caught by Forbes?

He keeps going back to "Well, it's in my notes...I'll get it for you later" and also says things like, "Oh, sorry, I was mistaken it wasn't like that, it was actually like this..." when he realizes that he's been caught...basically he just changes the story and situation to fit the facts that people dig up.

5. What excuse does Glass give Lane for lying?

He's apparently taking some type of college courses/classes and isn't as completely focused on his job as he should be and keeps making really dumb mistakes because of it.

6. What is the argument for not firing Glass from the New Republic?

There are some political issues with the magazine and the change of a editor (from someone who was really great to someone who had no idea what they were doing- in the eyes of Steve Glass) which complicates things even more. This main reason that Chuck decides to suspend Steve rather than firing him is because Steve is very connected to the people in the office and it would be a bad move to split up the office by firing someone as well liked as Steve was.