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Adam Penenberg

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Adam L. Penenberg (born July 27, 1962) is an American investigative journalist best known for uncovering the journalistic fraud of The New Republic reporter Stephen Glass in 1998. He was portrayed by Steven Zahn. At the time, he was a journalist working for Forbes magazine's online Web publication.

As of 2005, Penenberg is an assistant professor of Journalism at New York University. He is also a freelance writer for the New York Times, Forbes, Wired News and Playboy publications. His non-fiction book, Tragic Indifference: One Man's Battle With the Auto Industry Over the Dangers of SUVs, was published in 2003 and is currently being made into a movie.

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