49-402: Shattered Glass may refer to: Shattered Glass (film) , a 2003 biographical drama film "Shattered Glass" (song) , a 1980 song originally performed by Ellie Warren, notably recorded in 1987 by Laura Branigan "Shattered Glass", a 2008 song by Britney Spears from Circus Transformers: Shattered Glass , a Transformers continuity where
98-664: A buyer, Forbes suspended publication of these two magazines as of May 17, 2007. Both magazines were purchased by the American Heritage Publishing Company and resumed publication as of the spring of 2008. Forbes has published the Forbes Travel Guide since 2009. In 2013, Forbes licensed its brand to Ashford University , and assisted with the launch of the Forbes School of Business & Technology . CEO Mike Federle justified
147-599: A deal valuing the company at $ 800 million. His majority ownership was to include the remaining portion of the company owned by the Forbes family which was not previously sold to Integrated Whale Media. The transaction attracted scrutiny by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States . Russell denied reports that Russian businessman Magomed Musaev was involved in the transaction. In November 2023,
196-632: A fictional associate editor at George , is played by Andrew Airlie . Phillip Cole plays the security guard at the convention center, Mark Camacho appears as Glass's attorney and Lynne Adams appears as a companion of Kelly. Making uncredited appearances are Sean Cullen as The New Republic 's attorney and the film's editor Jeffrey Ford as the voice of a security guard at the magazine's office. Producer Craig Baumgarten, working with HBO executive Gaye Hirsch, optioned H.G. Bissinger 's Vanity Fair magazine article about Stephen Glass for an HBO original movie. They hired screenwriter Billy Ray based on
245-477: A minority interest in the company with a reorganization, through a new company, Forbes Media LLC, in which Forbes Magazine and Forbes.com, along with other media properties, is now a part. A 2009 New York Times report said: "40 percent of the enterprise was sold... for a reported $ 300 million, setting the value of the enterprise at $ 750 million." Three years later, Mark M. Edmiston of AdMedia Partners observed, "It's probably not worth half of that now." It
294-558: A moral indignation that's jolting and, finally, invigorating". His performance ended up winning numerous awards, including "Best Supporting Actor" citations from the Boston Society of Film Critics , Kansas City Film Critics Circle, National Society of Film Critics , Online Film Critics Society , San Francisco Film Critics Circle, and the Toronto Film Critics Association , as well as nominations from
343-455: A story entitled "Hack Heaven" that details a teenage hacker being hired by a large software firm he infiltrated. The story reaches Forbes Digital Tool , where reporter Adam Penenberg finds no corroborating evidence for what Glass described. When contacted by Penenberg about being unable to reach the individuals in his story, Glass provides a number with a Palo Alto area code for the firm that, when dialed, goes immediately to voicemail. Later in
392-407: A wide network of freelancers ("contributors") writes and publishes articles directly on the website. Contributors are paid based on traffic to their respective Forbes.com pages; the site has received contributions from over 2,500 individuals, and some contributors have earned over US$ 100,000, according to the company. The contributor system has been criticized for enabling "pay-to-play journalism" and
441-559: A year, Forbes features articles on finance, industry, investing, and marketing topics. It also reports on related subjects such as technology, communications, science, politics, and law. It has an international edition in Asia as well as editions produced under license in 27 countries and regions worldwide. The magazine is known for its lists and rankings, including of the richest Americans (the Forbes 400 ), lists of 30 notable young people under
490-480: Is an American business magazine founded by B. C. Forbes in 1917 and owned by Hong Kong –based investment group Integrated Whale Media Investments since 2014. Its chairman and editor-in-chief is Steve Forbes , and its CEO is Mike Federle . It is based in Jersey City, New Jersey . Competitors in the national business magazine category include Fortune and Bloomberg Businessweek . Published eight times
539-441: Is an amalgamation of Glass's friends and The New Republic allies Hanna Rosin and Jonathan Chait . To prepare for the film, Ray interviewed and re-interviewed key figures for any relevant details. He signed some of them as paid consultants and gave several approval over the script. Early on, he spent a considerable amount of time trying to earn the trust of the people who had worked with Glass and get them to understand that he
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#1732771894809588-648: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Shattered Glass (film) Shattered Glass is a 2003 biographical drama film about journalist Stephen Glass and his scandal at The New Republic . Written and directed by Billy Ray in his feature directorial debut , the film is based on a 1998 Vanity Fair article of the same name by H. G. Bissinger and chronicles Glass' fall from grace when his stories were discovered to be fabricated. It stars Hayden Christensen as Glass, alongside Peter Sarsgaard , Chloë Sevigny , and Steve Zahn . The film premiered at
637-403: The 2003 Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2003, and received a North American limited release on November 26, 2003. Although a commercial failure, Shattered Glass received acclaim from critics, with particular praise for Christensen and Sarsgaard's performances. In 1998, Stephen Glass is an associate editor at The New Republic . The youngest and least experienced of
686-540: The Asia Society , wrote in The Washington Post that "Since that purchase, there have been several instances of editorial meddling on stories involving China that raise questions about Forbes magazine's commitment to editorial independence." On August 26, 2021, Forbes announced plans to go public via a merger with a special-purpose acquisition company called Magnum Opus Acquisition, and to trade on
735-727: The Autobots are evil and the Decepticons are good See also [ edit ] Shattered Mirror (disambiguation) Broken Glass (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Shattered Glass . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shattered_Glass&oldid=1168085384 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
784-874: The Boston Film Festival , the Woodstock Film Festival , the Mill Valley Film Festival , and the Austin Film Festival before opening on eight screens in New York City and Los Angeles on October 31, 2003. It grossed $ 77,540 on its opening weekend. It eventually earned $ 2,220,008 in North America and $ 724,744 in other markets for a total worldwide box office of $ 2,944,752. The film received positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes ,
833-574: The Independent Spirit Awards and the Golden Globes . The A.V. Club placed his portrayal of Chuck Lane at number six on a list of the best performances of the decade. Stephen Glass saw the film and, when reflecting about the experience, he said, "It was very painful for me. It was like being on a guided tour of the moments of my life I am most ashamed of". Forbes#Forbes.com Forbes ( / f ɔːr b z / )
882-647: The 2009 Times report: "Steve Forbes recently returned from opening up a Forbes magazine in India , bringing the number of foreign editions to 10." In addition, that year the company began publishing ForbesWoman , a quarterly magazine published by Steve Forbes's daughter, Moira Forbes , with a companion Web site. The company formerly published American Legacy magazine as a joint venture, although that magazine separated from Forbes on May 14, 2007. The company also formerly published American Heritage and Invention & Technology magazines. After failing to find
931-704: The New York Stock Exchange as FRBS. In February 2022, it was announced that Cryptocurrency exchange Binance would acquire a $ 200 million stake in Forbes as a result of the SPAC flotation. In June 2022, the company terminated its SPAC merger citing unfavorable market conditions. In August 2022, the company announced that it was exploring a sale of its business. In May 2023, it was announced that billionaire Austin Russell , founder of Luminar Technologies , agreed to acquire an 82 percent stake in
980-509: The President's Men among movies about journalism". In a dissenting review from The Village Voice , J. Hoberman dismissed the film as "self-important yet insipid" and asks, " Shattered Glass begs a larger question: What sort of culture elevates Glass for his entertainment value, punishes him for being too entertaining, rewards his notoriety, and then resurrects him again as a moral object lesson?" Sarsgaard's performance as Charles Lane
1029-419: The President's Men for the cast and crew. He shot both halves of the film differently – in the first half, he used hand-held cameras in the scenes that took place in the offices of The New Republic , but when the Forbes editors begin to question Glass, the camerawork was more stable. Ray's original cut of the film was a much more straightforward account of events, but he became dissatisfied while editing
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#17327718948091078-708: The age of 30 ( Forbes 30 Under 30 ), America's Wealthiest Celebrities, the world's top companies (the Forbes Global 2000 ), Forbes list of the World's Most Powerful People , and The World's Billionaires . The motto of Forbes magazine is "Change the World". B. C. Forbes , a financial columnist for the Hearst papers, and his partner Walter Drey, the general manager of the Magazine of Wall Street , founded Forbes magazine on September 15, 1917. Forbes provided
1127-557: The app. David Churbuck founded Forbes ' s web site in 1996. The site uncovered Stephen Glass 's journalistic fraud in The New Republic in 1998, an article that drew attention to internet journalism . At the peak of media coverage of alleged Toyota sudden unintended acceleration in 2010, it exposed the California "runaway Prius" as a hoax, as well as running five other articles by Michael Fumento challenging
1176-468: The classroom sequences imagined by Glass. Louis Philippe Dandenault, Morgan Kelly , Christian Tessier , James Berlingieri, and Brett Watson appear as the Young Republicans described in one of Glass's stories. In Glass's depiction of "Hack Heaven", Owen Roth plays Ian Restil, Bill Rowat plays George Sims, Michele Scarabelli plays Ian's mother, and Terry Simpson plays Joe Hiert. Alec Shumpert,
1225-631: The company published 100 articles each day produced by 3,000 outside contributors who were paid little or nothing. This business model, in place since 2010, "changed their reputation from being a respectable business publication to a content farm", according to Damon Kiesow, the Knight Chair in digital editing and producing at the University of Missouri School of Journalism. Similarly, Harvard University's Nieman Lab deemed Forbes "a platform for scams, grift, and bad journalism" as of 2022. In 2017
1274-482: The cultural and political climate of the times. Such a movie would also have been conventional, facile and ultimately false. Mr Ray knows better than to sensationalize a story about the dangers of sensationalism . Shattered Glass is good enough to be true". Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film three-and-a-half out of four and felt the film was well-cast and "deserves comparison with All
1323-412: The day, Lane receives a brief call from an individual identifying as the firm's chairman. Glass and Lane also partake in a conference call with the Forbes staff, which further erodes the story's credibility and prompts Glass to claim he was tricked by his sources. Lane, looking to protect Glass from the Forbes staff, has Glass take him to the convention center where the story took place, but learns that it
1372-494: The deal collapsed, as Russell was unable to put together the necessary funds. Apart from Forbes and its lifestyle supplement, Forbes Life , the magazine has 42 international editions covering 69 countries: Chairman / Editor-in-chief Steve Forbes and his magazine's writers offer investment advice on the weekly Fox TV show Forbes on Fox and on Forbes on Radio . Other company groups include Forbes Conference Group, Forbes Investment Advisory Group and Forbes Custom Media. From
1421-509: The deal were not publicly reported, but Forbes was to continue to occupy the space under a five-year sale-leaseback arrangement. The company's headquarters moved to the Newport section of downtown Jersey City , New Jersey, in 2014. In November 2013, Forbes Media, which publishes Forbes magazine, was put up for sale. This was encouraged by minority shareholders Elevation Partners . Sale documents prepared by Deutsche Bank revealed that
1470-406: The entire media premise of Toyota's cars gone bad. The website (like the magazine) publishes lists focusing on billionaires and their possessions, especially real estate. Forbes.com is part of Forbes Digital, a division of Forbes Media LLC. Forbes's holdings include a portion of RealClearPolitics . Together these sites reach more than 27 million unique visitors each month. Forbes.com employs
1519-566: The film and raised additional funds to shoot the high school scenes that bookend the film. On April 3, 2003, a little more than six months before the film was released, Michael Kelly was killed while reporting on the invasion of Iraq . The film is dedicated to his memory. Shattered Glass premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and was shown at the Telluride Film Festival ,
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1568-633: The film has a 92% rating, based on 168 reviews, with an average rating of 7.70/10. The site's consensus states: "A compelling look at Stephen Glass' fall from grace." On Metacritic , the film has a score of 73 out of 100, based on 38 critics. A. O. Scott of The New York Times described the film as "a serious, well-observed examination of the practice of journalism", and "an astute and surprisingly gripping drama". He added, "A more showily ambitious film might have tried to delve into Glass's personal history in search of an explanation for his behavior, or to draw provocative connections between that behavior and
1617-475: The firm's chairman. After confronting Glass with this knowledge, Lane re-reads Glass's previous stories and comes to the realization several were also falsified. With his deception exposed, Glass is fired by Lane. Despite initial pushback, Lane receives support from The New Republic staff for bringing Glass's deception to light, while the magazine's attorney questions Glass over which stories of his were fabricated. Closing titles reveal Penenberg's article on Glass
1666-549: The licensing in 2018, stating that "Our licensing business is almost a pure- profit business , because it's an annual annuity ." Forbes would launch limited promotions for the school in limited issues. Forbes has never formally endorsed the school. On January 6, 2014, Forbes magazine announced that, in partnership with app creator Maz, it was launching a social networking app called "Stream". Stream allows Forbes readers to save and share visual content with other readers and discover content from Forbes magazine and Forbes.com within
1715-505: The magazine's circulation nearly doubled. On Bruce's death, his brother Malcolm Forbes became president and chief executive officer of Forbes, and editor-in-chief of Forbes magazine. Between 1961 and 1999 the magazine was edited by James Michaels . In 1993, under Michaels, Forbes was a finalist for the National Magazine Award . In 2006, an investment group Elevation Partners that includes rock star Bono bought
1764-463: The magazine's staff, Glass enjoys popularity with his colleagues for his entertaining stories. Glass serves under editor Michael Kelly , who holds loyalty with the writers. However, conflict between Kelly and publisher Marty Peretz results in Peretz firing Kelly. Reporter Charles Lane is promoted by Peretz to replace Kelly, despite being disliked by the staff due to his cold reputation. Glass writes
1813-593: The money and the name and Drey provided the publishing expertise. The original name of the magazine was Forbes: Devoted to Doers and Doings . Drey became vice-president of the B.C. Forbes Publishing Company, while B.C. Forbes became editor-in-chief, a post he held until his death in 1954. B.C. Forbes was assisted in his later years by his two eldest sons, Bruce Charles Forbes (1916–1964) and Malcolm Forbes (1919–1990). Bruce Forbes took over after his father's death, and his strengths lay in streamlining operations and developing marketing. During his tenure, from 1954 to 1964,
1862-454: The publisher's 2012 earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization was US$ 15 million. Forbes reportedly sought a price of US$ 400 million. In July 2014, the Forbes family bought out Elevation and then Hong Kong-based investment group Integrated Whale Media Investments purchased a 51 percent majority of the company. In 2017, Isaac Stone Fish, a senior fellow of
1911-433: The repackaging of public relations material as news. Forbes currently allows advertisers to publish blog posts on its website alongside regular editorial content through a program called BrandVoice, which accounts for more than 10 percent of its digital revenue. In July 2018 Forbes deleted an article by a contributor who argued that libraries should be closed, and Amazon should open bookstores in their place. As of 2019
1960-485: The script he had written for the TNT film Legalese . Ray grew up with Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein as his heroes and studied journalism for a year. It was this love for journalism that motivated him to make Shattered Glass . A sudden change in management put the film into turnaround and it remained inactive for two years until Cruise/Wagner Productions bought it from HBO. They took it to Lionsgate and Ray asked
2009-413: The slogan "Home Page for the World's Business Leaders" and claimed, in 2006, to be the world's most widely visited business web site. The 2009 Times report said that, while "one of the top five financial sites by traffic [throwing] off an estimated $ 70 million to $ 80 million a year in revenue, [it] never yielded the hoped-for public offering ". Forbes.com uses a contributor network in which
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2058-418: The studio if he could direct in addition to writing it. The challenge for Ray was to make the subject matter watchable because, according to the filmmaker, "watching people write is deadly dull ... in a film like this, dialogue is what a character is willing to reveal about himself, and the camera is there to capture everything else". The breakthrough for Ray came when he realized that the film's real protagonist
2107-491: The website blocked internet users using ad blocking software from accessing articles, demanding that the website be put on the ad blocking software's whitelist before access was granted. Forbes argued that this is done because customers using ad blocking software do not contribute to the site's revenue. Malware attacks have been noted to occur from the Forbes site. Forbes won the 2020 Webby People's Voice Award for Business Blog/Website . In November 2019, Forbes launched
2156-563: Was closed during the events Glass wrote about. He also finds that the restaurant where the hackers supposedly had dinner afterwards closes in the mid-afternoon. With the story contradicted by this information, Glass tells Lane he only relied on sources for information and falsified his first-hand experiences to improve the story. Lane decides to suspend Glass instead of firing him due to his popularity, but upon discovering Glass's brother lives in Palo Alto, he realizes Glass had his brother pose as
2205-729: Was going to be objective with the subject matter. The real Michael Kelly was so unhappy about how he was portrayed in Bissinger's article that he threatened to sue when Ray first contacted him about the film and refused for two years to read Ray's script, which he eventually approved. Ray attempted to contact Glass through his lawyers but was unsuccessful. Lionsgate lawyers asked Ray to give them an annotated script where he had to footnote every line of dialogue and every assertion and back them up with corresponding notes. The night before principal photography began in Montreal , Ray screened All
2254-478: Was hailed as a breakthrough for internet journalism, The New Republic determined 27 of Glass's 41 stories were either partially or completely fabricated, Kelly was killed while covering the Iraq War , Glass earned a Juris Doctor degree from Georgetown and wrote a novel paralleling his own life, and Lane joined The Washington Post . Caroline Goodall portrays Highland Park High School teacher Mrs. Duke in
2303-603: Was later revealed that the price had been US$ 264 million. In 2021, Forbes Media reported a return to profit, with revenue increasing by 34 percent to $ 165 million. Much of the revenue growth was attributed to Forbes’ consumer business, which was up 83 percent year-over-year. CEO Mike Federle says that Forbes is built on an audience and business scale with 150 million consumers. In January 2010, Forbes reached an agreement to sell its headquarters building on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan to New York University ; terms of
2352-511: Was not Glass but Chuck Lane. According to Ray, "as fascinating as Stephen Glass is by the end of the movie people would want to kill themselves – you just can't follow him all the way". He used the Bissinger article as a starting point, which gave him a line of dialogue on which to hook the entire character of Glass: "Are you mad at me?" According to Ray, "you can build an entire character around that notion, and we did". The character of Caitlin Avey
2401-432: Was singled out by several critics for praise. USA Today gave the film three-and-a-half out of four and wrote of him: "Sarsgaard deserves more credit than he'll probably get for his multi-layered performance". Premiere ' s Glenn Kenny wrote, "it's Peter Sarsgaard, as the editor who serves Glass his just desserts [ sic ], who walks away with the picture, metamorphosing his character's stiffness into
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