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In reply to the discussion: Clinton and media outlets are still counting superdelegates in voter tallies, despite pleas from DNC [View all]KoKo
(84,711 posts)20. No the Editor changed his "quotes." Article Here:
Daily News Fires Editor after Shaun King accused of plagiarism
by Dylan Byers @CNNMoney
April 19, 2016: 8:06 PM ET
The New York Daily News has fired one of its editors for removing attribution from columns by writer Shaun King, which made it appear as though King had plagiarized the works of others.
On Tuesday, Daily News editor-in-chief Jim Rich told CNNMoney that the editor in question had "made a series of egregious and inexplicable errors," and on at least three occasions "deleted attribution that made it appear passages from Shaun King's columns were not properly credited."
"These mistakes are unacceptable and the editor in question has been fired," Rich said. The Daily News did not identify the editor, but a source with knowledge of the situation said it was editor Jotham Sederstrom.
Sederstrom could not be immediately reached for comment by CNNMoney.
Rich also said that "because of the recurring nature of this editor's specific mistakes," the Daily News was "currently reviewing all of the columns he edited."
The announcement came after a chaotic day in which King had vehemently defended himself against mounting accusations of plagiarism.
Justin Miller, a senior editor at The Daily Beast, accused King of plagiarism on Tuesday after it was discovered that his most recent article included two paragraphs that were identical to those in a Daily Beast article. King's article included no quotation marks and no mention of The Daily Beast.
Related: NY Daily News hires columnist and activist Shaun King
In an interview, King told CNNMoney that the appearance of plagiarism in the article was the result of errors by an editor. King said he provided proper attribution in his drafts, but that the citations and quotation marks were removed by an editor without his knowledge.
"Someone really f****ed up here," King said of the editor. "Someone dropped the ball."
Rich corroborated King's explanation, calling it "an editing mistake." The Daily News also added an editor's note to the article.[/b
http://money.cnn.com/2016/04/19/media/shaun-king-daily-news-plagiarism-accusations/index.html
by Dylan Byers @CNNMoney
April 19, 2016: 8:06 PM ET
The New York Daily News has fired one of its editors for removing attribution from columns by writer Shaun King, which made it appear as though King had plagiarized the works of others.
On Tuesday, Daily News editor-in-chief Jim Rich told CNNMoney that the editor in question had "made a series of egregious and inexplicable errors," and on at least three occasions "deleted attribution that made it appear passages from Shaun King's columns were not properly credited."
"These mistakes are unacceptable and the editor in question has been fired," Rich said. The Daily News did not identify the editor, but a source with knowledge of the situation said it was editor Jotham Sederstrom.
Sederstrom could not be immediately reached for comment by CNNMoney.
Rich also said that "because of the recurring nature of this editor's specific mistakes," the Daily News was "currently reviewing all of the columns he edited."
The announcement came after a chaotic day in which King had vehemently defended himself against mounting accusations of plagiarism.
Justin Miller, a senior editor at The Daily Beast, accused King of plagiarism on Tuesday after it was discovered that his most recent article included two paragraphs that were identical to those in a Daily Beast article. King's article included no quotation marks and no mention of The Daily Beast.
Related: NY Daily News hires columnist and activist Shaun King
In an interview, King told CNNMoney that the appearance of plagiarism in the article was the result of errors by an editor. King said he provided proper attribution in his drafts, but that the citations and quotation marks were removed by an editor without his knowledge.
"Someone really f****ed up here," King said of the editor. "Someone dropped the ball."
Rich corroborated King's explanation, calling it "an editing mistake." The Daily News also added an editor's note to the article.[/b
http://money.cnn.com/2016/04/19/media/shaun-king-daily-news-plagiarism-accusations/index.html
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Clinton and media outlets are still counting superdelegates in voter tallies, despite pleas from DNC [View all]
truthisfreedom
May 2016
OP
Good catch. I was scratching my head also. He did the proper attribution but the editor removed it.
LiberalArkie
May 2016
#16
Well, at least the editor got caught. I would imagine that happens a lot. People trying to
LiberalArkie
May 2016
#26
I don't know about the plagiarism, but what does that have to do with anything?
thesquanderer
May 2016
#8
I don't agree, but you can watch the video for yourself. He is not in it.
thesquanderer
May 2016
#19
It is Sanders who wants to disenfranchise women and people of color by asking supers to flip. nt
SunSeeker
May 2016
#28
By flipping superdelegates, Sanders would be negating the votes of women and POC.
SunSeeker
May 2016
#64
It has been common practice to include the SD's in the court. Stop the whining.
riversedge
May 2016
#14
Superdelegates have been included in media vote tallies since 1984, when the system began.
pnwmom
May 2016
#15
Shaun King wrote the article, so the outrage and hyperbole are to be expected.
annavictorious
May 2016
#17
I believe Jesse Jackson among others questioned the wisdom of Superdelegates.
Ford_Prefect
May 2016
#60
The pledged delegates don't vote until the convention, either. Does that mean the tally is 0-0?
George II
May 2016
#35
The other "meme" was that the superdelegates should vote with the people. But now that....
George II
May 2016
#37
Not reporting on the superdelegates who have supported one candidate or another
NobodyHere
May 2016
#49
The story goes that at least some of the Superdelegates were bought prior to any vote.
Ford_Prefect
May 2016
#63