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About herself, and thats why we were so close. >> jon: oh, boy, notre dames star linebacker manti teo, got all kinds of media attention, and his performance on the field and personal story getting him on the cover of sports illustrated, high profile coverage from other media outlets. all of that attention changed in tone once the website deadspin revealed the girlfriend never existed. the whole story was a hoax. so, did the mainstream media fail here, judy? >> well, im sorry, but this falls into...

And the cover of "time" magazine, november 16th, 1998, the fall of newt, and on "newsweeks" cover that week, "the loser." and tom friedman, on the day of the iowa caucuses, it will be 13 years to the day since it was speaker gingrichs last day in that job. what a comeback. hes going to be somebody to watch. >> well, you know, id say a couple things about it. one, theres a journalism lesson here which is never be smarter than the story. when the story is speaking to you, shut up and listen. and i...

Magazine, november 16th, 1998, the fall of newt, and on "newsweeks" cover that week, "the loser." and tom friedman, on the day of the iowa caucuses, it will be 13 years to the day since it was speaker gingrichs last day in that job. what a comeback. hes going to be somebody to watch. >> well, you know, id say a couple things about it. one theres a journalism lesson here which is never be smarter than the story. when the story is speaking to you, shut up and listen. and i think newts rise is spea...

About herself, and thats why we were so close. >> jon: oh, boy, notre dames star linebacker manti teo, got all kinds of media attention, and his performance on the field and personal story getting him on the cover of sports illustrated, high profile coverage from other media outlets. all of that attention changed in tone once the website deadspin revealed the girlfriend never existed. the whole story was a hoax. so, did the mainstream media fail here, judy? >> well, im sorry, but this falls into...