Former new york times executive editor jill abramson faces accusations of plagiarism nprs mary louise kelly speaks with washington post media reporter erik wemple about the. Comic book creator accused of plagiarism the new york times. Fired daily news editor speaks out on plagiarism debacle. The widespread fabrication and plagiarism represent a profound betrayal of trust and a low point in the 152year history of the newspaper. Cnn and time suspend journalist after admission of plagiarism the new york times. New york times issues response to wikipedia plagiarism charge. Nov 18, 2014 in july, the new york times posted an editors note below a carol vogel piece that improperly used specific language and details from a wikipedia article without attribution. Stelter grills exnyt editor jill abramson over plagiarism. New york times investigates plagiarism incident media.
Liz spayd, the papers sixth public editor, was under fire from some staffers for. Star tribune film critic resigns after plagiarising other. The former new york times reporter spoke with duke students about his mistakes, his bipolar disorder and how he found a new career in. In 2003 jayson blair was a rising star in journalsim and a reporter for the new york times. The new york times reporter jayson blair had fabricated and plagiarized stories. The computergenerated turnitin report cited passages in serpicos paper that were similar to sentences found on 35 websites, blogs and other sources, including the new york times. Stunned and furious, the new york times staffers assigned to look into. Buzzfeed fires benny johnson for plagiarism politico. If youre a professional journalist, or an academic historian, or a philosopher, or a social scientist or a scientist, the game you play for a living.
May 20, 2003 the current scandal embroiling the new york times and the fabrications of jayson blair, a young reporter assigned to its national desk, have drawn inevitable comparisons to the case of stephen. The new york times has once again become engulfed in a plagiarism scandal, after telling readers today that a times reporter appears to have improperly appropriated wording and. The washington examiner apologizes for inadvertently including paragraphs from a new york times story in an examiner story about jared kushner and saudi arabia, said the papers. New york times reporter fired for plagiarism by john del. Cnns brian stelter interrogated former new york times editor jill abramson on her book merchants of truth, making for a stunning interview in which the two sparred over the allegations of plagia. Cnn fires news editor marielouise gumuchian for plagiarism. Cnn, along with time magazine, briefly suspended fareed zakaria following allegations that he plagiarized a new yorker column in 2012.
Thats the consequence of the internet and the availability of things, daniel wueste of the center for academic integrity said. A staff reporter for the new york times committed frequent acts of journalistic fraud while covering significant news events in recent months, an investigation by times journalists has found. He was hired as a full reporter at the new york times. Gothamist is a website about new york city news, arts. The times investigated a complaint that he had plagiarized passages from a texas newspaper. The new york times is looking into the work of one its reporters following accusations that he plagiarized from the wall street journal and other sources.
May 16, 2014 cnn fires news editor marielouise gumuchian for plagiarism updated. The film tells the story of how one awardwinning reporter used file photographs of various locations to lift details he could use in his story covering a news event since he never left new york. Jul 26, 2014 buzzfeed fires benny johnson for plagiarism. Jul 29, 2014 the new york times is looking into the work of a reporter over similarities between a piece published last month and an article on wikipedia. Zachery kouwe, who joined the times in 2008 from the new york.
Buzzfeed has fired viral politics editor benny johnson after finding more than 40 instances of plagiarism, buzzfeeds editor ben smith announced friday. Politico reporter resigns over plagiarism charges after. The new york times public editor will leave her role on friday as the newspaper cuts the position entirely. Feb 27, 2017 the story is a rare look at the emotional toll plagiarism can take on its victims, explaining why, to many, this is a very passionate subject. Its news coverage of the case mentioned only allegations of plagiarism, even though public editor margaret sullivan was more forthright with the term. A new york times reporter accused of plagiarizing portions of several articles resigned from the newspaper on tuesday. Former new york times executive editor jill abramson faces. This article was reported and written by dan barry, david barstow, jonathan d. Apr 21, 2016 the new york daily news editor who was fired earlier this week over a plagiarism fiasco is sharing his side of the story. Politico reporter kendra marr resigns after plagiarism. From there, cnn ran the material through plagiarism flagging software. Jayson thomas blair born march 23, 1976 is a former american journalist who worked for the new york times. He fabricated sources, plagiarized material from other publications.
The new york times is looking into the work of a reporter over similarities between a piece published last month and an article on wikipedia. Politico reporter resigns amid plagiarism allegations. Jayson blair, the new york times, and paradigm repair. Outsourcing eap nyts employee assistance program is a mistake, romenesko media news poynter institute. Kendra marr, a reporter for politico, resigned late thursday after a new york times writer alerted politico editors of potential plagiarism in a piece she wrote.
Former new york times editor jill abramson accused of plagiarism. While abramson was fired by the times in 2014, she maintains a positive. Jayson blair, a young times reporter, lied and faked and cheated his. Boston globe suspends reporter for plagiarism reuters.
The new york times is investigating one of its business reporters after discovering a pattern of plagiarism over the past year, the times said in an editors note in mondays paper. The editorinchief of aspen peak magazine was fired thursday after it was revealed that he plagiarized stories for his freelance food column in the aspen daily news. A cnn news editor was fired for plagiarism the atlantic. Daily beast reporter resigns after plagiarism revealed. Repairing the credibility cracks the new york times. New york times scrambles to defuse a fullblown staff rebellion. Abramson is a former executive editor of the new york times. New york times reporter fired for plagiarism gothamist. Times business reporter accused of plagiarism is said to resign. Criticism aimed at the newspaper has been in response to individual controversial reporters, along with alleged political bias the new york times used to have a public editor who acted as an ombudsman and investigates matters of journalistic integrity. Jayson blair, judy miller and the shrinking new york times a straightforward documentary unpacks the gray ladys 2003 plagiarism scandal, but the real story is much bigger. Jul 30, 2014 liz spayd is the sixth public editor appointed by the new york times. The two had been part of the same minority internship program at the times in 1999.
The columbia spectator fired reporter jade bonacolta for an article with plagiarized content from the new york times and making up a quote. Politico reporter resigns amid plagiarism allegations the new york times. Times reporter who resigned leaves long trail of deception. It is the due diligence of any publication, especially one with the repute of the new york times, to detect and prevent any cases of plagiarism prior to distribution. Mar 31, 2008 for an expert quoted in the expressnews, which flagged a new york times reporters plagiarism in 2003, it was emblematic of a wider pattern in recent years. May 09, 2015 perri klass, a professor of journalism and pediatrics, is the director of the arthur l. Jill abramson, a former new york times executive editor, continued to push back against allegations of plagiarism around her new book. Feb 15, 2010 the new york times has once again become engulfed in a plagiarism scandal, after telling readers today that a times reporter appears to have improperly appropriated wording and passages published. Feb 17, 2010 a new york times reporter accused of plagiarizing portions of several articles resigned from the newspaper on tuesday, according to two people briefed on the matter. His thieving was brought to the timess attention by the wall street journal, which noticed that kouwe repeatedly recycled language just like we. Times reporter who resigned leaves long trail of deception the new york times may 11, 2003 posted on 05102003 10. He resigned from the newspaper in may 2003 in the wake of the discovery of fabrication and plagiarism in his stories.
Feb 07, 2018 plagiarism software unveils a new source for 11 of shakespeares plays. New york times staffers blast jill abramson for plagiarism. A new york times reporter accused of plagiarizing portions of several articles resigned from the newspaper on tuesday, according to two people briefed on the matter. Oct 14, 2011 kendra marr, a reporter for politico, resigned late thursday after a new york times writer alerted politico editors of potential plagiarism in a piece she wrote. A veteran reporter for the daily beast has resigned after it was revealed that she plagiarized large portions of a recent article from the weekly standard. In an interview with cnn host and former new york times. In a post published thursday on medium, jotham sederstrom explained why he. It is virtually impossible to get a freelancer a byline in the new york times.
Dean baquet, the managing editor of the new york times, was seated with arthur sulzberger, jr. Investigation by team of new york times journalists finds reporter. Former new york times editor jill abramson accused of. The public editor works outside of the reporting and editing structure of the newspaper and receives and answers questions or comments from readers and the public, principally about news and other coverage in the times. Ny times reporter accused of plagiarism february 16, 2010 1. Earlier this week, accusations began to fly that new york daily news reporter shaun king had plagiarized an article from the daily beast. Aug 03, 2010 as a high school student, i will be the first one to tell you that i am part of generation plagiarism. Mar 06, 2010 liz spayd is the sixth public editor appointed by the new york times. Perri klass, a professor of journalism and pediatrics, is the director of the arthur l. The new york times was the holy grail for all printjournalism aspirants, and blair. Although he presided over an unprecedented period of awardwinning work at the new york times, raines is most commonly associated with reporter jayson blair and his plagiarism. May 18, 2009 new york times columnist caught in plagiarism row.
He went on to the journalism program at the university of marylands college park. Washington a wall street and finance reporter for the new york times accused of plagiarism has resigned, the newspaper reported. Sep 07, 2015 its a documentary that recreates the muchpublicized plagiarism, lies, and deception of one of the times star reporters, jayson blair. Blair was moved to the sports desk, a less risky area for a reporter who. Probe alleges madeup quotes, plagiarism in at least 36 stories. New york times investigates plagiarism incident media the. New york times columnist caught in plagiarism row media. Oct 19, 2011 according to politicos editors note announcement see here, the news site found out about the plagiarism after a new york times writer complained that marr plagiarized her times article on.
The times began to deeply investigate blairs work and, may 11th, less than two weeks later, released its findings in a mammoth correcting the record piece. New york times issues response to wikipedia plagiarism charge in an editors note, the newspaper said that writer carol vogel improperly used specific language and details from a wikipedia. The new york times has concluded, after an extensive internal investigation. Former rutgers student says software detecting plagiarism. In 2003 the new york times fired reporter jayson blair for fabricating and plagiarizing stories, a highprofile. Apr 09, 2014 jayson blair, judy miller and the shrinking new york times a straightforward documentary unpacks the gray ladys 2003 plagiarism scandal, but the real story is much bigger. The widespread fabrication and plagiarism represent a profound. In what was one of the more normal plagiarism stories this year, wired fired reporter nic cavell over allegations of plagiarism. Carter journalism institute at new york university. May 08, 20 on may 1, 2003, jayson blair, a young reporter at the new york times, turned in his resignation following allegations of plagiarism made a couple of days earlier. Oct 14, 2011 a reporter for the news web site politico resigned on thursday after allegations that she had used content in a number of her stories from articles that had been published in the new york times, the associated press, and other sources. Politico reporter resigns over plagiarism charges after the.
A version of this article appears in print on 05102015, on page sr 8 of the national edition with the headline. Zakarias recent column on gun control had passages that closely tracked those in a new yorker piece by the historian jill lepore. Still another was a program to thoroughly and regularly evaluate journalists work. Aug 09, 2010 read the weekly ethicist column in the times magazine, and use our lesson plan that accompanies it. May 16, 2014 cnn has fired news reporter and editor marielouise gumuchian after an internal investigation discovered plagiarism in about 50 published stories. Aug 09, 2012 plagiarism and fabrication charges undermine news media credibility. One reporter from an italian newsmagazine called me last week wondering if i could help him understand why the new york times would shoot. Liz spayd is the sixth public editor appointed by the new york times. May 16, 2014 a cnn news editor was fired for plagiarism. Plagiarism is not a big moral deal the new york times. He did well, recalled sheila rule, a senior editor who oversees the internship program. Over a threeyear period as a young reporter at the new. The problem, once fully investigated and made public by the times. He fabricated sources, plagiarized material from other publications, and pretended to be places he never went.
Cnn fires news editor marielouise gumuchian for plagiarism updated. It was written by a reporter named jayson blair, and it got huge. Journalist howell rainess 1943 career took him from a position as a local birmingham reporter to executive editor of the new york times. Jayson blair biography joined staff of the new york times. The columbia university professor fired for plagiarism shortly after a noose was found hanging on her office door is suing. New york daily news columnist shaun king was accused of plagiarism in several stories, but the newspaper defended him and fired an editor who handled his copy.
Buzzfeed fires benny johnson for plagiarism washington post. Former ny times editor faces plagiarism allegations. Plagiarism and academic integrity the new york times. Cnn reporter fired for about 50 instances of plagiarism. In 1998, it was revealed that many of his published articles were fabrications. The story then grew larger as another reporter and author, ian frisch, also accused abramson of plagiarism, this time of his work. This case study focuses on the new york timess reaction to the jayson blair. Many publications have made the use of plagiarism detection software. Stephen randall glass born september 15, 1972 is an american former journalist, who is currently employed at a law firm in beverly hills. Jayson blair opens up about his plagiarism and fabrication at the new york times the former new york times reporter spoke with duke students about his mistakes, his bipolar disorder and how he found a new. If youre a professional journalist, or an academic historian, or a philosopher, or a social scientist or a scientist, the game you play for a living is underwritten by the assumed value of originality and failure properly to credit the work of others is a big and obvious nono. Former new york times executive editor jill abramson said she would have dressed down a reporter plagiarized she did for her new book. Jayson blair, a young times reporter, lied and faked and cheated his way through story after story scores of them, for years.
Plagiarism and fabrication charges undermine news media. Apr 21, 2016 yesterday, the new york daily news fired one of its editors in what has to be one of the most bizarre and worrisome plagiarism scandals in quite some time. The new york daily news plagiarism debacle plagiarism today. Reporter routinely faked articles probe alleges madeup quotes, plagiarism in at least 36 stories. Plagiarism, power, and jayson blair at the new york times. Columbia university student newspaper fires reporter for. Plagiarism software unveils a new source for 11 of shakespeares plays dennis mccarthy, a selftaught shakespeare scholar, at his home in north hampton, n. The firing of an editor at the daily news on tuesday capped a day that saw plagiarism accusations and sharp criticism on twitter aimed at the newspaper and one of its writers, shaun king. Politico reporter resigns amid plagiarism allegations the. Daily news fires editor after shaun king accused of plagiarism. Buzzfeed reporter fired in wake of plagiarism allegations. New york times eliminates its public editor politico. Aug 21, 2012 i decided to take a look at five of the more recent plagiarism scandals and find out what those plagiarists are doing today. New york times scrambles to defuse a fullblown staff.
A reporter for politico resigned on thursday after allegations that she had used content in a number of stories from that had been published by other sources. The new york times has been the subject of criticism from a variety of sources. The center for academic integrity clemson university a forum to promote the values of academic integrity on campus. New york times investigates apparent plagiarism wsj. These days, theyre always working under a searchlight.
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