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82 percent of NY Post Anthony Weiner Front-page Story Stolen from New York Times Magazine
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82 percent of NY Post Anthony Weiner Front-page Story Stolen from New York Times Magazine
By: Rhonda Roland Shearer, Sydney Smith
April 18, 2013 06:00 AM EST
Why do an exclusive interview for your front-page if you can just steal it from another newspaper? That's what the New York Post did with the New York Times' interview of former U.S. congressman and possible NYC...
Jane Goodall is Sorry for Monkeying Around Proper Attribution in New Book
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Jane Goodall is Sorry for Monkeying Around Proper Attribution in New Book
By: Sydney Smith
March 20, 2013 11:10 AM EST
Chimpanzee expert Jane Goodall apologized after the Washington Post discovered that her forthcoming book, Seeds of Hope: Wisdom and Wonder From the World of Plants, co-written by Gail Hudson, fails to attribute "at...
Award-Winning Photo of 'Sniper' was really Staged Pic of a Photojournalism Student
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Award-Winning Photo of 'Sniper' was really Staged Pic of a Photojournalism Student
By: Sydney Smith, London Shearer Allen
March 16, 2013 06:00 AM EST
Did Daily Mail, NY Post, Huff Post Steal NY Daily News Severed Head Photo?!
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Did Daily Mail, NY Post, Huff Post Steal NY Daily News Severed Head Photo?!
By: Sydney Smith
March 06, 2013 10:30 AM EST
The New York Daily News scored a coup with its "exclusive" photo of Bashid Mclean holding the severed head of his mother, Tanya Byrd. Mclean has been charged by New York City police with "second-degree murder...
Fox News 50-Word Rip-Off was 'Reporting Error,' Unpublishes Whole Story for Plagiarism
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Fox News 50-Word Rip-Off was 'Reporting Error,' Unpublishes Whole Story for Plagiarism
By: Sydney Smith
March 06, 2013 06:00 AM EST
Washington Post Suspends Another Reporter over Plagiarism? William Booth makes 6th Plagiarism/Attribution Case in 2 Years at WaPo?
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Washington Post Suspends Another Reporter over Plagiarism? William Booth makes 6th Plagiarism/Attribution Case in 2 Years at WaPo?
By: Sydney Smith
January 30, 2013 08:45 AM EST
After learning its Jan. 12 story on the Panama Canal contained plagiarism, The Washington Post apologized and reportedly suspended the reporter, William Booth, for three months.  Despite two separate anonymously-sourced...
Mike Tyson Sex Change Hoax, Part 2: SpyGhana Lifts without Credit Story, Later Unpublishes & Corrects
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Mike Tyson Sex Change Hoax, Part 2: SpyGhana Lifts without Credit Story, Later Unpublishes & Corrects
By: Sydney Smith
January 16, 2013 08:15 AM EST
The Standard was not the only media outlet to get tangled up in the Mike Tyson sex change story.  SpyGhana, which describes itself as "Ghana's leading general news and information destination online," also...
Plagiarism at Toronto Star Exposed, Chris Spence Quits School Board Job
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Plagiarism at Toronto Star Exposed, Chris Spence Quits School Board Job
By: Sydney Smith
January 12, 2013 05:00 AM EST
2012: 10 Worst Plagiarism and Attribution Cases
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2012: 10 Worst Plagiarism and Attribution Cases
By: Sydney Smith
December 23, 2012 09:15 PM EST
10) Fox News Lifts Atlantic Wire Dolphin Story Fox News rewrote without credit an Atlantic Wire article on dolphins earlier this year. After the Atlantic Wire's John Hudson publicized the stolen story, Fox News added...
Mystery of the missing Sydney Morning Herald column: Plagiarist Apologizes
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Mystery of the missing Sydney Morning Herald column: Plagiarist Apologizes
By: Sydney Smith
December 12, 2012 05:45 PM EST
ESPN Claims It Wasn't Wrong to Deny Blog Credit for Scoop
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ESPN Claims It Wasn't Wrong to Deny Blog Credit for Scoop
By: Sydney Smith
December 06, 2012 06:00 AM EST
ESPN apparently does not like giving credit where credit is due. Case in point: After ESPN originally credited sports blog Sports by Brooks, which "broke the story" of Louisiana State University's head...
Toronto Star Corrects Article with 'Misrepresented' Quote, Editor Says Attribution 'Below our Standards'
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Toronto Star Corrects Article with 'Misrepresented' Quote, Editor Says Attribution 'Below our Standards'
By: Sydney Smith
November 12, 2012 06:00 AM EST
Toronto Star freelancer Michael Clarkson apologized for having "mishandled" a quotation that his sports editor called "below our standards" in sourcing, the Star's public editor Kathy English...
Hartford Courant Reporter Resigns, Newspaper Apologizes after 'Similarities' to Other Outlets' Work
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Hartford Courant Reporter Resigns, Newspaper Apologizes after 'Similarities' to Other Outlets' Work
By: Sydney Smith
November 10, 2012 07:20 PM EST
Hartfort Courant reporter Hillary Federico resigned earlier this month after the newspaper found her articles had "strong similarities" to other outlets' work, according to an note by the Courant, which Mondo...
Penn State's Daily Collegian Reviewing Student Reporter's Work after Fake Sue Paterno Interview
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Penn State's Daily Collegian Reviewing Student Reporter's Work after Fake Sue Paterno Interview
By: Sydney Smith
October 07, 2012 05:00 AM EST
The Daily Collegian, the student newspaper at Penn State University, apologized and suspended a student writer after he fabricated quotes to attribute to Sue Paterno, the wife of the late football coach Joe Paterno, for...
Iran News Agency: Sorry for Lifting Fake Story from the Onion on Obama, Ahmadinejad
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Iran News Agency: Sorry for Lifting Fake Story from the Onion on Obama, Ahmadinejad
By: Sydney Smith
October 02, 2012 06:00 AM EST
Iran's Fars News Agency lifted a fake story by The Onion and ran it as fact, CNN reported.  Fars News Agency describes itself as "Iran's leading independent news agency," but the New York Times...
Globe & Mail Reviewed 'A Body of Work from Recent Years'  by Margaret Wente
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Globe & Mail Reviewed 'A Body of Work from Recent Years' by Margaret Wente
By: Sydney Smith
September 27, 2012 02:20 PM EST
As we wrote earlier this week, the Globe and Mail put Margaret Wente under "disciplinary action" after attribution questions related to a 2009 column.  The newspaper also quoted its editor John Stackhouse as...
'Disciplinary Action' for Globe & Mail's Margaret Wente after Attribution, Plagiarism Questions
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'Disciplinary Action' for Globe & Mail's Margaret Wente after Attribution, Plagiarism Questions
By: Sydney Smith
September 25, 2012 05:50 PM EST
The Globe and Mail reported today that its columnist Margaret Wente is under undescribed "disciplinary action" following questions about her attribution and that the newspaper's public editor role will be...
National Review 'Altered' Cover Photo, Signs say Abortion
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National Review 'Altered' Cover Photo, Signs say Abortion
By: Sydney Smith
September 21, 2012 07:15 PM EST
Washington Post Corrects to Add Attribution, 'Article Should Have Credited' Indian Mag
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Washington Post Corrects to Add Attribution, 'Article Should Have Credited' Indian Mag
By: Sydney Smith
September 11, 2012 03:10 PM EST
The Washington Post corrected an article that used without attribution quoted information from an India-based magazine The Caravan, which identifies itself as "a journal of politics &...
Columbia University Student Newspaper Fires Reporter for Plagiarism
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Columbia University Student Newspaper Fires Reporter for Plagiarism
By: Sydney Smith
September 09, 2012 05:00 AM EST
The Columbia Spectator fired reporter Jade Bonacolta for an article with "plagiarized content" from the New York Times and making up a quote.  The Spectator is Columbia University's student...
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