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Last week, Newsweek resurrected its print issue with a splash, featuring a story that claimed to reveal the founder of Bitcoin as a reclusive Californian named Dorian Satoshi Nakamoto. But readers were skeptical, especially after Nakamoto protested in an interview with the Associated Press that he was not the founder of Bitcoin. On Friday, Newsweek released a short statement supporting the reporter, Laura McGrath Goodman, and asking critics to remain civil. While McGrath Goodman has claimed in interviews that she has more information to prove her argument, the absence of persuasive evidence in the article has led many journalists, including frequent MediaShift guests Jay Rosen and Felix Salmon, unconvinced. This week, special guest Stephanie Murphy, co-host of the “Let’s Talk Bitcoin” podcast, will discuss the Newsweek story and fallout. We’ll also be joined by NPR’s Elise Hu, who will give us an update fresh from the SXSW conference in Austin. Regular guest Andrew Lih from American University and MediaShift’s Mark Glaser will join the discussion, as well as the Mediatwits’ managing producer Fannie Cohen.