Comments on: 2007 Plagiarism/Fabrication Round-Up

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By: Craig Silverman

Craig Silverman — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 14:29:13 +0000

Thanks for bringing that error to my attention, Michigan Daily. I’ve corrected the post.

As a general note, I mentioned the incidents at student papers because they have gotten worse over the last two years. There were none in 2005 (by my count) and we’ve had several each year over the past two years. I think I should have been more specific in my post.

It’s also valid to note, as some of you have, that perhaps these papers didn’t previously make a habit of revealing incidents of plagiarism. I hope that’s not the case, but it’s certainly possible.

And just so no one thinks I’m anti-student papers, I spent four great years at a student newspaper in Montreal.

Thanks for the comments!

By: MIchigan Daily

MIchigan Daily — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 06:35:23 +0000

The Michigan Daily did name the writer. http://media.www.michigandaily.com/media/storage/paper851/news/2007/02/21/News/From-The.Editor-2733056.shtml
WIll you post a correction?

By: Robert J.

Robert J. — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 06:13:33 +0000

You know, it’s kind of infuriating as a freelancer who has to work hard to find work to see people who’ve “made it” sit back and take the easy and unethical way out.

Way to appreciate what you’ve got, guys.

By: Rob

Rob — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 01:03:19 +0000

Hmmmm. Maybe an increase in reports by student papers, however, by my count, the number of instances you mention by “professional” publications far outnumbers the instances by student publications. Just 4 of the 23 instances you mention were in student publications. I may well be missing something, but why the negative attention for student papers when the pros (i.e. role models) are clearly not setting the example?

By: JK

JK — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:22:50 +0000

I agree. I know that in my four-year stint at a major college paper there were at least three cases of suspected and definite plagiarism, and we dealt with it internally.

By: Fagstein

Fagstein — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 07:00:57 +0000

I’d like to think that the increased mentions of plagiarism at student media has more to do with the fact that many of them choose to make such errors public and apologize for them instead of keeping it to themselves and scolding the writers in private.

I’d like to think that, anyway.