Joshua Topolsky, for The Washington Post:
Mike Daisey is not a hero, but I’m not sure he’s a villain either.
He leaned into his lies to sell tickets to a show, to get on network TV, to make money and get famous. But along the way — either on purpose or by accident — he opened a lot of eyes.
And that’s the truth.
Apple’s Supplier Responsibility reports are factual and easy to understand.
Daisey’s show and media interviews may have helped raise awareness[1] about the issue, but now that he’s been outed as a serial liar by Ira Glass, I think the net outcome is more harmful than helpful.
- I hate that phrase. ↩