Jeff Rosen

New Yorker Writer Resigns, Fabricated Bob Dylan Quotes

By JTA

Jonah Lehrer, a staff writer for The New Yorker, resigned hours after Tablet Magazine published an article revealing that he had fabricated Bob Dylan quotes in a recent book. "This was a lie spoken in a moment of panic," Lehrer, 27, said in a statement Monday announcing his resignation. Three weeks ago Michael Moynihan, author […]