New York Magazine severs ties with writer Ross Barkan, updates 67 columns following plagiarism probe
New York Magazine announced Friday it has severed ties with columnist Ross Barkan after launching an investigation into plagiarism allegations."After an independent editorial review, New York found that Ross Barkan did not adhere to our editorial standards, and we have updated 67 columns that did not include proper attribution of language, information, and/or sourcing," the publication said in a statement obtained by Semafor. "We have updated our archives to include proper attribution in all of the stories that our review found previously inadequate, noting that those updates were made, and are committed to addressing any other instances that come to light.""Upon conclusion of the review, we have determined that we will no longer publish his column.
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New York Magazine announced Friday it has severed ties with columnist Ross Barkan after launching an investigation into plagiarism allegations."After an independent editorial review, New York found that Ross Barkan did not adhere to our editorial standards, and we have updated 67 columns that did not include proper attribution of language, information, and/or sourcing," the publication said in a statement obtained by Semafor. "We have updated our archives to include proper attribution in all of the stories that our review found previously inadequate, noting that those updates were made, and are committed to addressing any other instances that come to light.""Upon conclusion of the review, we have determined that we will no longer publish his column. We regret that this work did not live up to our editorial standards, and apologize to the writers whose work was not properly attributed," the magazine added.NEW YORK MAGAZINE COLUMNIST ACCUSED OF PLAGIARISM BY FELLOW REPORTERS, TRIGGERS INTERNAL REVIEWIn a statement to Fox News Digital, Barkan wrote, "We've decided to end the column and I send all the best to New York Magazine. In the course of nearly 250 pieces, there were times I should have been more careful with citation.
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- New York Magazine announced Friday it has severed ties with columnist Ross Barkan after launching an investigation into plagiarism allegations."After an independent editorial review, New York found that Ross Barkan did not adhere to our editorial standards, and we have updated 67 columns that did not include proper attribution of language, information, and/or sourcing," the publication said in a statement obtained by Semafor. "We have updated our archives to include proper attribution in all of the stories that our review found previously inadequate, noting that those updates were made, and are committed to addressing any other instances that come to light.""Upon conclusion of the review, we have determined that we will no longer publish his column.
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