Thanks to the snarky folks at Gawker, I just found this video of a Harvard Law class discussing "Active Participation in the Media." Besides getting a full-length recording of a class inside a very expensive and exclusive institution, this class period features an interview with Nick Sylvester.
Sylvester was caught inventing scenes in a Village Voice article this year, and was subsequently fired. In the lecture, he discusses what happened, and answers criticisms from the class. It's a priceless look into the rise and fall of an arts writer.
Archived by the ethnomusicologist blogger named Wayne, I think it's required viewing:
"It’s an interesting conversation, raising a number of points every good reader should consider (and that means YOU). Nick speaks well, students don’t let him off easy, and Becca keeps our eyes on the prize.
"You can gawk watch the (Quicktime) video of the class in two parts: first | second."
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