Ross Barkan Takes Break After 67 Columns Were Corrected in Plagiarism Probe
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 20
Ross Barkan Takes Break After 67 Columns Were Corrected in Plagiarism Probe
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 20
Summary
Ross Barkan said Wednesday he will take time away to “self-reflect,” issuing another apology and saying his citation failures were unintentional after plagiarism allegations cost him his New York Magazine role.
New York Magazine said an independent review found he failed to meet editorial standards and updated 67 columns for missing attribution of language, information or sourcing before severing ties with him.
The dispute began in May after Washington Post reporter Drew Harwell said a Barkan column on Ben Shapiro echoed his reporting; NPR’s Bobby Allyn later identified additional apparent overlaps with The Intercept and Compact Magazine.
Barkan had first called the accusations “ridiculous” before acknowledging citation errors, and he has not said whether he will remain editor-in-chief of The Metropolitan Review.