Tag Archives: Plagiarism

Journalism – Johann Hari

7 December 2024 By in Journalism Tags: , , , , Leave a comment

Johann Hari has been involved in significant journalistic malpractice since joining the British media in 2001, earning sneering testimonials for plagiarism, fabrication, misconduct, misrepresentation of research, malicious editing of his biography, false and defamatory articles against fellow journalists, threats of libel suits against anyone challenging his ethical failings, selective editing of interviews to alter narratives, errors in cited data, and claiming evidence without proper citations. And he’s only 45.

Hari has worked for numerous prestigious publications, including the New Statesman, The Independent, The Huffington Post, The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, The New Republic, The Nation, Le Monde, El Pais, The Sydney Morning Herald, Haaretz, BBC, and Slate. He currently writes non-fiction books on drugs—both legal and illegal—drug culture, and the harm of social media.

Source: Forbes. Wikipedia. Graphic: Johann Hari supplied by Johann Hari, 2011, creative commons.

Journalism – Jayson Blair 2003

12 October 2024 By in Journalism Tags: , , , , Leave a comment

In an all too familiar pattern of deception for major media in the U.S., Jayson Blair, a journalist, resigned from The New York Times in 2003 for serial abuse of journalistic standards which included fabrication, plagiarism, and falsification of his reporting locations.

His journalistic transgressions were first exposed when the San Antonio Express-News drew attention to Blair’s 26 April 2003 Times story which was very similar to a story written by an Express-News reporter on 18 April 2003.

The resulting investigation into Blair’s written work revealed, according to Factual America, “…numerous instances of plagiarism, where Blair had lifted passages verbatim from other newspapers and wire services. The investigation also revealed fabricated quotes, invented scenes, and false datelines. Blair claimed to be reporting from locations he had never visited.”

Blair later claimed mental illness and substance abuse were the root causes of his deceptions.

Source: Jason Blair, Factual America.  Graphic: Jayson Blair, Fox News.