Jason Arday Dies at 45 as Media Blame Follows Plagiarism Scandal
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Updated · The New York Times · Aug 18
Jason Arday Dies at 45 as Media Blame Follows Plagiarism Scandal
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Aug 18
Summary
Arday was found dead Friday in what was widely assumed to be a suicide, days after British media scrutiny intensified around plagiarism allegations and his public biography.
The pressure escalated after Cambridge opened an internal investigation and Arday resigned, following publication last month of allegations by former Cambridge researcher Nathan Cofnas.
Earlier reporting on the claims had been shelved after Arday hired a leading defamation firm and reported a journalist to police for harassment, prompting the magazine to drop the story.
Left-leaning academics and Cambridge figures are now accusing the media of a destructive onslaught, while the case has also been used by right-wing outlets to attack university diversity policies.