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Disgraced Reporter Jayson Blair Now a Life Coach

Psychologist: 'he can relate to patients just beautifully'

By the Associated Press

Posted Aug 20, 2009 11:21 AM CDT

(AP) – Former journalist Jayson Blair knows his new profession—life coach—smacks some people in the face like a bad punchline. "People say, 'Wait a minute. You're a life coach?' That makes no sense,'" says Blair, who’s best known for foisting plagiarism and fabrications into the pages of the New York Times. "Then they think about my life experiences and what I've been through and they say 'Wait a minute. It does make sense.'"

For the past two years, Blair has been quietly working as a certified life coach for one of the most respected mental health practices in northern Virginia. "He can relate to patients just beautifully," says the psychologist who hired Blair. "Sometimes you just meet people in life who have these electric personalities. Well, Jayson is now using his talents for good." Still, his website's "Career Counseling" section conveniently omits the scandal that marred his own career, New York magazine notes.

In this March 12, 2004 file photo, former New York Times reporter, Jayson Blair speaks to an audience in New York's Harlem neighborhood.
In this March 12, 2004 file photo, former New York Times reporter, Jayson Blair speaks to an audience in New York's Harlem neighborhood.   (JENNIFER SZYMASZEK)
Ex-New York Times reporter Jayson Blair greets producer Robert Evans at a party December 8, 2003 in Los Angeles, California.
Ex-New York Times reporter Jayson Blair greets producer Robert Evans at a party December 8, 2003 in Los Angeles, California.   (Getty Images)
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skeptik
Aug 20, 2009 7:40 AM CDT
Does he live in a van down by the river?
Chudluv
Aug 20, 2009 6:03 AM CDT
"Blair has been quietly working as a certified life coach for one of the most respected mental health practices in northern Virginia"<--That is scary as hell....
timeandagain
Aug 20, 2009 4:36 AM CDT
Typical NY Times reporter... How has Maureen Dowd avoided life coaching as a career? She is a worthless plagiarist as well.

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