Regret the Error

Our article on Ugandan guards working in Iraq, written for us by a freelance journalist in Uganda, was drawn substantially from an article published previously in Uganda’s Daily Monitor and written by David Herbert. We were, of course, unaware of this. We apologise to Mr Herbert, the Daily Monitor and our readers. Link

This is a situation where the Economist, which does not have bylines on its articles, should name the offending party. Has he or she written for the magazine before? And if so, have those articles been checked for plagiarism? Naming the offender would also enable other publications to check if they have published articles by the writer.

Thanks, Dave!