News & Observer found 14 cases of ‘plagiarism or inadequate attribution’

The News & Observer, a McClatchy-owned newspaper in Raleigh, N.C., said it was “part[ing] ways” with longtime staff writer Anne Blythe for “plagiarism and inadequate attribution.” “We found at least a dozen stories that contained phrases, sentences or, in some cases, whole paragraphs, lifted from other publications,” the newspaper’s executive editor Robyn Tomlin said. In a … Continue reading News & Observer found 14 cases of ‘plagiarism or inadequate attribution’