The new york times was the holy grail for all printjournalism aspirants, and blair. Cnn reporter fired for about 50 instances of plagiarism. 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. Politico reporter resigns over plagiarism charges after the. Jayson blair biography joined staff of the new york times. Liz spayd is the sixth public editor appointed by the new york times.
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. Buzzfeed fires benny johnson for plagiarism washington post. Journalist howell rainess 1943 career took him from a position as a local birmingham reporter to executive editor of the new york times. Cnn, along with time magazine, briefly suspended fareed zakaria following allegations that he plagiarized a new yorker column in 2012. One reporter from an italian newsmagazine called me last week wondering if i could help him understand why the new york times would shoot. Cnn fires news editor marielouise gumuchian for plagiarism updated.
His thieving was brought to the timess attention by the wall street journal, which noticed that kouwe repeatedly recycled language just like we. He fabricated sources, plagiarized material from other publications, and pretended to be places he never went. Still another was a program to thoroughly and regularly evaluate journalists work. Buzzfeed fires benny johnson for plagiarism politico. Former new york times executive editor jill abramson said she would have dressed down a reporter plagiarized she did for her new book. Aug 09, 2010 read the weekly ethicist column in the times magazine, and use our lesson plan that accompanies it. 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. 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. He was hired as a full reporter at the new york times. In 2003 the new york times fired reporter jayson blair for fabricating and plagiarizing stories, a highprofile. The new york times has concluded, after an extensive internal investigation. New york times reporter fired for plagiarism by john del.
The new york daily news plagiarism debacle plagiarism today. Earlier this week, accusations began to fly that new york daily news reporter shaun king had plagiarized an article from the daily beast. This is all in the background as the times investigates a plagiarism claim against a reporter, carol vogel, who joined the times in. Buzzfeed reporter fired in wake of plagiarism allegations. The widespread fabrication and plagiarism represent a profound.
Plagiarism and academic integrity the new york times. In what was one of the more normal plagiarism stories this year, wired fired reporter nic cavell over allegations of plagiarism. Former new york times editor jill abramson accused of. Stelter grills exnyt editor jill abramson over plagiarism. New york times scrambles to defuse a fullblown staff rebellion. 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 widespread fabrication and plagiarism represent a profound betrayal of trust and a low point in the 152year history of the newspaper. Ny times reporter accused of plagiarism february 16, 2010 1. The problem, once fully investigated and made public by the times. Repairing the credibility cracks the new york times. Jayson blair, a young times reporter, lied and faked and cheated his way through story after story scores of them, for years. 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.
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. May 09, 2015 perri klass, a professor of journalism and pediatrics, is the director of the arthur l. 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. May 16, 2014 cnn fires news editor marielouise gumuchian for plagiarism updated. Former rutgers student says software detecting plagiarism. Blair was moved to the sports desk, a less risky area for a reporter who. 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. 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.
Politico reporter kendra marr resigns after plagiarism. A version of this article appears in print on 05102015, on page sr 8 of the national edition with the headline. A cnn news editor was fired for plagiarism the atlantic. Thats the consequence of the internet and the availability of things, daniel wueste of the center for academic integrity said. A new york times reporter accused of plagiarizing portions of several articles resigned from the newspaper on tuesday. Mar 06, 2010 liz spayd is the sixth public editor appointed by the new york times. He resigned from the newspaper in may 2003 in the wake of the discovery of fabrication and plagiarism in his stories. 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. New york times investigates apparent plagiarism wsj. Zachery kouwe, who joined the times in 2008 from the new york. Jayson blair, a young times reporter, lied and faked and cheated his. In 1998, it was revealed that many of his published articles were fabrications. Washington a wall street and finance reporter for the new york times accused of plagiarism has resigned, the newspaper reported. 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.
Plagiarism is not a big moral deal the new york times. These days, theyre always working under a searchlight. Jayson blair, the new york times, and paradigm repair. In 2003 jayson blair was a rising star in journalsim and a reporter for the new york times. 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. It is virtually impossible to get a freelancer a byline in the new york times. The columbia university professor fired for plagiarism shortly after a noose was found hanging on her office door is suing. Its news coverage of the case mentioned only allegations of plagiarism, even though public editor margaret sullivan was more forthright with the term. New york times scrambles to defuse a fullblown staff.
Sep 07, 2015 its a documentary that recreates the muchpublicized plagiarism, lies, and deception of one of the times star reporters, jayson blair. He went on to the journalism program at the university of marylands college park. The new york times public editor will leave her role on friday as the newspaper cuts the position entirely. May 18, 2009 new york times columnist caught in plagiarism row. 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. In a post published thursday on medium, jotham sederstrom explained why he. Former ny times editor faces plagiarism allegations. The new york times reporter jayson blair had fabricated and plagiarized stories. The two had been part of the same minority internship program at the times in 1999. Times reporter who resigned leaves long trail of deception the new york times may 11, 2003 posted on 05102003 10. Jul 26, 2014 buzzfeed fires benny johnson for plagiarism.
Times reporter who resigned leaves long trail of deception. Cnn fires news editor marielouise gumuchian for plagiarism. Jayson blair, judy miller and the shrinking new york times. Jul 30, 2014 liz spayd is the sixth public editor appointed by the new york times. Over a threeyear period as a young reporter at the new.
The center for academic integrity clemson university a forum to promote the values of academic integrity on campus. 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. The former new york times reporter spoke with duke students about his mistakes, his bipolar disorder and how he found a new career in. May 16, 2014 cnn has fired news reporter and editor marielouise gumuchian after an internal investigation discovered plagiarism in about 50 published stories.
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 issues response to wikipedia plagiarism charge. From there, cnn ran the material through plagiarism flagging software, according to. 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. 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. Feb 07, 2018 plagiarism software unveils a new source for 11 of shakespeares plays. The times investigated a complaint that he had plagiarized passages from a texas newspaper. Politico reporter resigns amid plagiarism allegations the new york times. Reporter routinely faked articles probe alleges madeup quotes, plagiarism in at least 36 stories. 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. Columbia university student newspaper fires reporter for. Zakarias recent column on gun control had passages that closely tracked those in a new yorker piece by the historian jill lepore.
Fired daily news editor speaks out on plagiarism debacle. New york times reporter fired for plagiarism gothamist. 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. He did well, recalled sheila rule, a senior editor who oversees the internship program. Abramson is a former executive editor of the new york times. 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. 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. 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. Aug 09, 2012 plagiarism and fabrication charges undermine news media credibility. Comic book creator accused of plagiarism the new york times. New york times eliminates its public editor politico. Cnn and time suspend journalist after admission of plagiarism the new york times. 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.
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. Dean baquet, the managing editor of the new york times, was seated with arthur sulzberger, jr. The story then grew larger as another reporter and author, ian frisch, also accused abramson of plagiarism, this time of his work. 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. Plagiarism, power, and jayson blair at the new york times. Daily beast reporter resigns after plagiarism revealed. New york times staffers blast jill abramson for plagiarism. 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. 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. Politico reporter resigns amid plagiarism allegations. Plagiarism software unveils a new source for 11 of shakespeares plays dennis mccarthy, a selftaught shakespeare scholar, at his home in north hampton, n. 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. 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. New york times columnist caught in plagiarism row media.
He fabricated sources, plagiarized material from other publications. 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. Plagiarism and fabrication charges undermine news media. 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. Boston globe suspends reporter for plagiarism reuters. This article was reported and written by dan barry, david barstow, jonathan d.
Daily news fires editor after shaun king accused of plagiarism. Former new york times executive editor jill abramson faces. This case study focuses on the new york timess reaction to the jayson blair. While abramson was fired by the times in 2014, she maintains a positive. Outsourcing eap nyts employee assistance program is a mistake, romenesko media news poynter institute. 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 over plagiarism charges after. It was written by a reporter named jayson blair, and it got huge.
Many publications have made the use of plagiarism detection software. Former new york times editor jill abramson accused of plagiarism. 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. Star tribune film critic resigns after plagiarising other. 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. Buzzfeed has fired viral politics editor benny johnson after finding more than 40 instances of plagiarism, buzzfeeds editor ben smith announced friday. Investigation by team of new york times journalists finds reporter. The new york times has been the subject of criticism from a variety of sources. Aug 03, 2010 as a high school student, i will be the first one to tell you that i am part of generation plagiarism. Politico reporter resigns amid plagiarism allegations the. New york times investigates plagiarism incident media the. 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.
May 16, 2014 a cnn news editor was fired for plagiarism. From there, cnn ran the material through plagiarism flagging software. Perri klass, a professor of journalism and pediatrics, is the director of the arthur l. 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. In an interview with cnn host and former new york times. Stunned and furious, the new york times staffers assigned to look into. Liz spayd, the papers sixth public editor, was under fire from some staffers for. 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. Jill abramson, a former new york times executive editor, continued to push back against allegations of plagiarism around her new book. Times business reporter accused of plagiarism is said to resign. 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. 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. Carter journalism institute at new york university.
New york times investigates plagiarism incident media. Probe alleges madeup quotes, plagiarism in at least 36 stories. Stephen randall glass born september 15, 1972 is an american former journalist, who is currently employed at a law firm in beverly hills. New york times reporter accused of plagiarism resigns.