shattered glass response

1. What do the fact checkers at the New Republic do when they cannot find the information to verify?
They call use the reporter's notes to back up the information.
2. How does Charles Lane feel about Glass once he discovers he is lying?
He feels tricked by Glass, and he is greatly dissapointed in him. He only wants to know the truth.
3. How does Glass gain the sympathy of his fellow journalists at the New Republic?
he is rriendly towards them, and he tells funny stories, so that the other reporters trust him and like him, so that they don't believe that he is lying.
4. How does Glass dodge the truth again once he realizes he has been caught by Forbes!
He admits that he made a mistake, and wasn't actually at the convention, but he still said that the story was truth, he just wasn't there. As he trys to cover tracks, he only digs himself deeper into his lies.
5. What excuse does Glass give Lane for lying?
He was so busy with his studies that he wasn't getting any sleep, so he made up some facts in the story.
6. What is the argument for not firing Glass from the New Republic?
He is very popular with the other reporters, so if Glass got fired, the other reporters might quit. This would ruin the New Republic, so the editor was hesitant to firing Glass.