Discover the Plagiarist! by Mary MacDonald https://padlet.com/marymac1/pd1yd3q0q146a4if Find out the who, what, why, when of the person you are assigned to investigate! en-us 2021-09-18 15:33:25 UTC 2022-09-21 01:31:22 UTC hello@padlet.com - Katie Couric was an American journalist, presenter, producer, and author. - Katie Couric plagiarized a a line and mini story by Jeffrey Zaslow in her commentary 'Katie's Notebook' back in 2007. - The repercussions were for CBS to apologize for not acknowledging the piece was from someone else - The writers for Katie's piece plagiarized because it was to add an apparent childhood experience Katie had to get personal with readers - The writers for Katie's Notebook could have prevented this problem by acknowledging this story was sampled or either came from the original writer - Source - The Guardian - DB https://padlet.com/marymac1/pd1yd3q0q146a4if/wish/2303940154


]]> 2022-09-20 00:57:59 UTC https://padlet.com/marymac1/pd1yd3q0q146a4if/wish/2303940154 Jayson Blair https://padlet.com/marymac1/pd1yd3q0q146a4if/wish/2304083013 Blair was an American Journalist who worked for The New York Times but resigned in 2003 after he was caught plagiarizing work of different reporters. He also made up lies to cover up previous misleading information in his publications. The repercussions against Blair were The New York Times publishing a punishing report of Blair's actions. Two others at The Times also retired after the publication. When asked why he did it, Blair said "There's not one real, solid reason... it was a perfect storm of events." Blair was in publications for the right reasons, but did it the wrong way. He did not want to be famous, yet he cared about the work he was doing, and any impact he had on people. This could have been prevented by Blair doing this work himself, and finding the information himself. Or he could have wrote his own articles, and included the work of others to still make an impact. Adair, B. (2016, August 2). Why he did it: Jayson Blair opens up about his plagiarism and fabrication at the New York Times. Duke Reporters' Lab. Retrieved September 19, 2022, from https://reporterslab.org/jayson-blair-opens-past/ - GO]]> 2022-09-20 02:45:15 UTC https://padlet.com/marymac1/pd1yd3q0q146a4if/wish/2304083013 Jenna Burlingame https://padlet.com/marymac1/pd1yd3q0q146a4if/wish/2304154648 Jayson Blair advanced quickly during his tenure at The New York Times, where he was hired as a full-time staff writer after his internship there and others at The Boston Globe and The Washington Post. On April 28, 2003, Blair received a call from Times national editor James Roberts asking him about similarities between a story he had written two days earlier and one published April 18 by San Antonio Express-News reporter Macarena Hernandez. The resulting inquiry led to the discovery of fabrication and plagiarism in a number of articles written by Blair.Some fabrications include Blair's claims to have traveled to the city mentioned in the dateline, when in fact he did not. Jonathan Landman, Blair's editor, told the Siegal committee he felt that Blair's being black played a large part in the younger man's initial promotion in 2001 to full-time staffer. "I think race was the decisive factor in his promotion," he said. "I thought then and I think now that it was the wrong decision."
From: https://www.spj.org/ecs13.asp ]]> 2022-09-20 03:43:59 UTC https://padlet.com/marymac1/pd1yd3q0q146a4if/wish/2304154648 JM https://padlet.com/marymac1/pd1yd3q0q146a4if/wish/2304888424 Kaavya Viswanathan was a Harvard sophomore when she was accused of plagiarizing from author Megan McCafferty’s “Sloppy Firsts" and "Second Helpings” in her 2006 novel, “How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild and Got a Life." Viswanathan said she was a huge fan of McCafferty’s work and she read the two books she was accused of plagiarizing in high school. According to her, the inspiration for “Opal” was born out of her own high school experiences. Viswanathan claimed that "’the central stories of [her] book and [McCafferty’s] are completely different'” (Smith 2006) although the central storyline is very similar and there are at least 29 similar passages to McCafferty’s work. She stated she “‘wasn't aware of how much [she] may have internalized Ms. McCafferty's words’” (Smith 2006). It seems as though there wasn’t a large legal battle but was rather resolved in a more low-key manner, as McCafferty's publisher, Little, Brown, noted that “Viswanathan planned to add an acknowledgment to Ms. McCafferty in future printings of the book” (Smith 2006) and future printings of “Opal” would “eliminate any inappropriate similarities" (Smith 2006). Although she claims it was unintentional, Viswanathan, being a “big fan” of McCafferty’s books, should’ve realized the extreme similarities. 


Smith, Dinitia. (2006, April 25). Harvard Novelist Says Copying Was Unintentional. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/25/books/harvard-novelist-says-copying-was-unintentional.html
]]> 2022-09-20 12:59:32 UTC https://padlet.com/marymac1/pd1yd3q0q146a4if/wish/2304888424 My plagiarists are Katie Couric she's an American journalist and has her own media company and was formerly a Yahoo global news anchor from 2013 to 2017. She was found to be plagiarizing when producing video essays on libraries and it was similarly related to a Wall Street Journal. She was fired from CBS News for the plagiarism. It is unsure why she did so because she was being paid for original work, she could have prevented it by doing the work. https://padlet.com/marymac1/pd1yd3q0q146a4if/wish/2304997020 - Irma Accius ]]> 2022-09-20 13:45:52 UTC https://padlet.com/marymac1/pd1yd3q0q146a4if/wish/2304997020 IL https://padlet.com/marymac1/pd1yd3q0q146a4if/wish/2305008218 Johnny Cash was a country singer/songwriter, whose trademark all black stage outfits nicknamed him "The Man in Black". In 1955, the song "Folsom Prison Blues" was recorded by Cash and instantly became a popular hit, but it had taken the lyrics and melody from another song called "Crescent City Blues" by Gordon Jenkins. Because of this plagiarism, Cash quickly paid $75000 to Jenkins, which today would have been equivalent to $660000 today. Even though this act of plagarism could have taken down Cash's already popular career, it seems to have been swept under the rug and forgotten about. ]]> 2022-09-20 13:50:58 UTC https://padlet.com/marymac1/pd1yd3q0q146a4if/wish/2305008218 Nick McKeown https://padlet.com/marymac1/pd1yd3q0q146a4if/wish/2305008369 Jayson Blair advanced quickly during his tenure at The New York Times, where he was hired as a full-time staff writer after his internship there and others at The Boston Globe and The Washington Post. On April 28, 2003, Blair received a call from Times national editor James Roberts asking him about similarities between a story he had written two days earlier and one published April 18 by San Antonio Express-News reporter Macarena Hernandez. The resulting inquiry led to the discovery of fabrication and plagiarism in a number of articles written by Blair.Some fabrications include Blair's claims to have traveled to the city mentioned in the dateline, when in fact he did not. Jonathan Landman, Blair's editor, told the Siegal committee he felt that Blair's being black played a large part in the younger man's initial promotion in 2001 to full-time staffer. "I think race was the decisive factor in his promotion," he said. "I thought then and I think now that it was the wrong decision."

Source: Ethics Case Studies - Society of Professional Journalists (spj.org)]]> 2022-09-20 13:51:03 UTC https://padlet.com/marymac1/pd1yd3q0q146a4if/wish/2305008369 https://padlet.com/marymac1/pd1yd3q0q146a4if/wish/2305011388 In 2007 Katie Couric got caught up in a plagiarism incident. An online video essay read by Couric closely resembled a column in the Wall Street Journal. The essay was prepared by a producer and resulted in the producer being fired. This could have been prevented by acknowledging where the material came from. https://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=3031455&page=1
MB]]> 2022-09-20 13:52:30 UTC https://padlet.com/marymac1/pd1yd3q0q146a4if/wish/2305011388 AF https://padlet.com/marymac1/pd1yd3q0q146a4if/wish/2305011572 Katherine Anne Couric is an American journalist, presenter, producer, and author. She plagiarized an online video essay read by Couric closely resembled a column in the Wall Street Journal about the fading appeal of library books. This was in the year 2007. She got fired for her actions from CBS news.

-"Noah, T. (2007, April 12). The deeper fakery of Katie Couric's plagiarized commentary. Slate Magazine. Retrieved September 20, 2022, from https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2007/04/the-deeper-fakery-of-katie-couric-s-plagiarized-commentary.html"]]> 2022-09-20 13:52:36 UTC https://padlet.com/marymac1/pd1yd3q0q146a4if/wish/2305011572 EV https://padlet.com/marymac1/pd1yd3q0q146a4if/wish/2305018174 Johnny Cash was primarily an American singer, songwriter, and musician credited as one of the "biggest names in music history" [1] and an inductee into a multitude of music hall of fames. In 1955 while serving in the U.S Airforce, wrote "Folsom Prison Blues" which was evidently similar to Gordon Jenkin's "Crescent City Blues"[2]. Due to the strikingly similar melody and lyrics, Cash was ordered to pay $75,000 as a result of the settlement of the plagiarism lawsuit brought against him. There is little information as to why Cash plagiarized, however, based on the popularity of the song, one can infer cash found the song and admired it and wanted to change it to fit his style. This is evident in his attempt to change some of the lyrics and meaning behind the song from "hoping to get out of a small town... to regret and imprisonment" [1]. Cash could have prevented this by buying the rights to use the melody, lyrics or the song entirely. Cash could have also received permission to use the material if he asked.

[1] J O h n n y c a SH - BCBE. https://www.bcbe.org/cms/lib/AL01901374/Centricity/Domain/739/Johnny%20Cash.pdf.

[2]“Johnny Cash, Gordon Jenkins Settled Dispute over 'Folsom Prison Blues'.” MPR News, MPR News, 14 July 2019, https://www.mprnews.org/story/2015/12/15/johnny-cash-gordon-jenkins-dispute-folsom-prison-blues.  ]]> 2022-09-20 13:55:53 UTC https://padlet.com/marymac1/pd1yd3q0q146a4if/wish/2305018174 JR https://padlet.com/marymac1/pd1yd3q0q146a4if/wish/2305077538 Olivia Rodrigo was an American pop singer most known for her song "Good 4 U", which blew up overnight and landed on the Billboard top 30 tracks at number 2. Following the song's release, Olivia faced a handful of backlash regarding plagiarism on the track.  Olivia was accused of using a guitar riff from Elvis Costello's song "Pump it Up." Costello tweeted about the situation and cleared any concern by saying it's how rock and roll works. In late June, Rodrigo was also accused of stealing Courtney Love's album artwork. Love came out by asking her fans to spot the difference between her and Rodrigo's album, then proceeded to say it was rude of her but has been happening all her life. A similar instance occurred with the PomPom squad. There were a handful of conversations on Twitter but nothing too bad occurred. It seems to me that Rodrigo didn't mean to aggressively copy these songs and covers but did at the end of the day not ask for permission and didn't go about it the proper way. If she asked these artists for permission to use certain samples or artwork designs this could've all been avoided.

   Kim, S. (2021, December 23). Every artist Olivia Rodrigo has been accused of copying on "sour". Newsweek. Retrieved September 20, 2022, from https://www.newsweek.com/olivia-rodrigo-sour-album-plagiarism-paramore-taylor-swift-courtney-love-elvis-costello-1623251 ]]> 2022-09-20 14:25:07 UTC https://padlet.com/marymac1/pd1yd3q0q146a4if/wish/2305077538 RS https://padlet.com/marymac1/pd1yd3q0q146a4if/wish/2305079607 Olivia Rodrigo is a Actress and Songwriter. She rose to fame starting as a child actor in "High School Musical: The Musical: The Series" and "Bizaardvark". She then launched her music career which is where her plagiarism accusations originate from. She was accused of stealing from multiple artists including Taylor Swift, Elvis Costello and a number of other artists, to form her album "Sour". Other than countless online arguments, no serious repercussions have been ensued on Rodrigo. However, credit has been given to the songs that she had been accused of plagiarizing from. Rodrigo has put out a statement where she stands by that her music is original, but also made the statement that all music is inspired by other music. Nowadays, making completely original music is very difficult and no matter what artist do in their song, I'm sure there are comparisons that can be made to other songs. So overall I think Olivia Rodrigo handled the situation well and her music is enjoyable whether or not it was plagiarized.

Biography. “Olivia Rodrigo.” Biography, 4 Apr. 2022, www.biography.com/musician/olivia-rodrigo#citation.

Kim, Soo. “Every Artist Olivia Rodrigo Has Been Accused of Copying on ‘Sour.’” Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2021, www.newsweek.com/olivia-rodrigo-sour-album-plagiarism-paramore-taylor-swift-courtney-love-elvis-costello-1623251.

Attention Required! | Cloudflare. www.papermag.com/olivia-rodrigo-sour-plagiarism-claims-2655251859.html?rebelltitem=15#rebelltitem15. Accessed 20 Sept. 2022.]]> 2022-09-20 14:26:16 UTC https://padlet.com/marymac1/pd1yd3q0q146a4if/wish/2305079607 Max https://padlet.com/marymac1/pd1yd3q0q146a4if/wish/2305088102 Jason Blair advanced quickly at his job in the New York times, he was hired as a full time staff writer and advance quickly in a field that was competitive. He faced accusations of plagiarism from the beginning and even so, still did pieces on the war on Iraq. He ascended due to his natural talent for writing, and according to Jonathan Landman who felt that he was promoted for being black. The ramifications  of his plaigiarism and fabrication are diminished trust for the times and of his coworkers.
https://www.spj.org/ecs13.asp]]> 2022-09-20 14:30:41 UTC https://padlet.com/marymac1/pd1yd3q0q146a4if/wish/2305088102 MV https://padlet.com/marymac1/pd1yd3q0q146a4if/wish/2305123358 Shia LaBeouf is an American actor that has played in many hit movies including the Transformer movie series. LaBeouf has been accused of plagiarizing throughout his career in many ways. His biggest incident was when he made a short film called "HowardCantour.com" which copied a noval called "Justin M. Damiano" by Daniel Clowe, in 2013. they claimed the story line was identical to Clowes' book. Its not certain why he plagiarized but they think its because he liked the story and didn't think anyone would notice it wasn't till after he was sued for around $150,000, that he said it was a different artistic take and it was art expression and open to interpretation. this could of been prevented if he gave credit to the author of the story line originally the first time he posted the short fill.

Work cited:

Greengerg Glusker LLP. (2013, December 23). Shia LaBeouf and the case for copyright infringement. JD Supra. Retrieved September 20, 2022, from https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/shia-labeouf-and-the-case-for-copyright-02908/  ]]> 2022-09-20 14:48:36 UTC https://padlet.com/marymac1/pd1yd3q0q146a4if/wish/2305123358 EP https://padlet.com/marymac1/pd1yd3q0q146a4if/wish/2305151450 Shia Labeouf is a well known actor who grew up on Disney but quickly made his way into much larger roles. As it turns out, there have been a number of times in which Labeouf has plagiarized in his career. On multiple occassions, Labeouf has been in scenarios that require apologies; each time he's apologized for something, it has been stolen from somewhere else. Shia Labeouf has a history of apologizing for plagiarism with more plagiarism. Often times, his material does not give credit to the original author or thought. Labeouf's run-ins with plagiarism have all been online issues. His apologies for plagiarizing are far from genuine when he continues to plagiarize them as well. These situations could have easily been avoided if Shia Labeouf had simply given credit for the quotes he uses.

Stampler, L. (2014, February 10). Shia labeouf plagiarism scandal: How many times has he done it? Time. Retrieved September 20, 2022, from https://time.com/6094/shia-labeouf-plagiarism-scandal/ ]]> 2022-09-20 15:03:44 UTC https://padlet.com/marymac1/pd1yd3q0q146a4if/wish/2305151450 EM https://padlet.com/marymac1/pd1yd3q0q146a4if/wish/2305619522 Kaavya Viswanathan was accused of plagiarism in her sophomore year at Harvard. She was accused of plagiarizing parts her "recently published chick-lit novel" from author Megan McCafferty. Viswanathan was accused of borrowing from, "Sloppy Firsts" and "Second Helpings." There were similarities founds between the passages that were easily caught onto. The outcome was never solidified but according to Harvard they "expect Harvard students to conduct themselves with integrity and honesty at all times." Although, it is made clear that Viswanathan is a "big fan" of McCafferty's book she should've been more cautious with the language she chose to use.

Smith, D. (2006, April 25). Harvard novelist says copying was unintentional. The New York Times. Retrieved September 20, 2022, from https://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/25/books/harvard-novelist-says-copying-was-unintentional.html ]]> 2022-09-20 19:48:37 UTC https://padlet.com/marymac1/pd1yd3q0q146a4if/wish/2305619522 Jayson Blair https://padlet.com/marymac1/pd1yd3q0q146a4if/wish/2305934921 Jayson Blair was a journalist who worked at the New York Times in the early 2000's. But in 2003 Blair was caught for plagiarizing fellow journalists and implementing fabricated details of many other stories in his articles for the New York Times. While Blair suffered with several illnesses such as bipolar disorder, he says it's no excuse for what he did. Shortly after Blair resigned, the Times then published a detailed report about about the fraud and breakdown of how it happened. The report described his actions as "a profound betrayal of trust". This dilemma could have been prevented simply if he found his own way to get information and using only his own. AC
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