New York Magazine Drops Ross Barkan, Revises 67 Columns After Plagiarism Review
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 15
New York Magazine Drops Ross Barkan, Revises 67 Columns After Plagiarism Review
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 15
Summary
New York Magazine said Friday it will no longer publish Ross Barkan’s column after an independent editorial review found attribution failures across 67 pieces.
The magazine said those columns were updated to add proper attribution of language, information and sourcing, and it apologized to writers whose work was not properly credited.
The review followed a May accusation by Washington Post reporter Drew Harwell that Barkan lifted material in a column about Ben Shapiro and The Daily Wire; NPR later identified additional similar passages tied to other outlets.
Barkan, who had initially denied plagiarizing anyone, said he should have been more careful with citation across nearly 250 pieces, apologized for the errors and said he plans to launch a new column in September.