BuzzFeed Politics Writer Is Fired Over Plagiarism
Ben Smith, BuzzFeed’s editor in chief posted an apology, citing 41 articles that contained copied sentences or phrases....
View ArticleSix Degrees of Plagiarism and the Crisis of Originality (Northwestern...
(Source: Northwestern University) By Michele Weldon Liar, liar, your passage is on fire. The push for Sen. John Walsh (D-Montana) to step down and out of the way over his college plagiarism incident...
View ArticleVenture capitalist Andreessen Horowitz invests $50 mln in BuzzFeed
(Reuters) - Venture Capital firm Andreessen Horowitz is investing $50 million in BuzzFeed, the social news and entertainment website known for producing advertising-sponsored "listicles" that go viral....
View ArticleBuzzFeed Gets A $50 Million Cash Injection
(Reuters) - Venture Capital firm Andreessen Horowitz is investing $50 million in BuzzFeed, the social news and entertainment website known for producing advertising-sponsored "listicles" that go viral....
View ArticleVenture capitalist Andreessen Horowitz invests $50 million in BuzzFeed
Venture Capital firm Andreessen Horowitz is investing $50 million in BuzzFeed, the social news and entertainment website known for producing advertising-sponsored "listicles" that go viral. Chris...
View ArticleWith launch of i100, viral sites continue to spread
i100 looks very familiar. The new website from UK newspaper The Independent has “curiosity gap” headlines (“The most uplifting body image message you will see today”), clicky YouTube videos (“The...
View ArticleThe ravages of BuzzFeed’s Benny Johnson
Perhaps former BuzzFeed “viral politics” staffer Benny Johnson should have asked himself the question he posted to the site’s readers in May: “How Well Do You Know Basic U.S. Politics?” That post,...
View ArticleBuzzfeed Editor Caught Copying Text
Two pseudonymous Twitter users on Thursday pointed out that several posts from Buzzfeed’s Viral Politics editor, Benny Johnson, have lifted text directly from Yahoo! Answers without credit. In...
View ArticleBuzzFeed now more valuable than Tribune Publishing
BuzzFeed raised $50 million on a bet its mix of everything from animal lists to serious news is more valuable than the coverage produced by established media like the Washington Post and Los Angeles...
View ArticleBuzzFeed fires editor for massive plagiarism
(POLITICO) — BuzzFeed has fired Viral Politics Editor Benny Johnson after finding more than 40 instances of plagiarism, BuzzFeed’s editor Ben Smith announced on Friday evening. In an apology to...
View ArticleBuzzFeed is Totally Cool with Plagiarism
According to Gawker, BuzzFeed’s viral politics editor Benny Johnson was caught plagiarizing material three different times. To make matters worse, Johnson copied material from Yahoo! Answers of all...
View ArticleBuzzFeed’s Ben Smith Reviewing Editor’s Work Amid Plagiarism Accusations
On Thursday, Washington and national media hit the ground running amid accusations that BuzzFeed viral politics editor Benny Johnson plagiarized writings. A Gawker report was based on a WordPress...
View ArticleNew York Times probing drama critic over alleged plagiarism
The New York Times is investigating claims that drama critic Carol Vogel lifted a paragraph from Wikipedia on Italian artist Piero di Cosimo. A Times spokesman said that the paper “is looking in to...
View ArticleBuzzFeed politics editor canned for plagiarizing
It may not be as serious as Joe Biden’s cribbing soundbites from UK politician Neil Kinnock or as lazy as Boston Globe columnist Mike Barnicle’s lifting jokes from George Carlin — but the plagiarism...
View ArticleBenny Johnson’s transgressions weren’t ‘real plagiarism’
In dismissing “viral politics” staffer Benny Johnson late last week, BuzzFeed editors cited 41 pieces in which Johnson had improperly borrowed phrasing, concepts or both. For one of Johnson’s posts —...
View ArticleBuzzFeed Fires Staffer for 40 Instances of Plagiarism
It looks like the magic number was 40. BuzzFeed has decided to fire its viral politics editor, Benny Johnson, after finding that many instances...
View ArticleMuch ado about Buzzfeed's plagiarism
Last week a scandal in Washington media circles led to the sacking of a prominent writer and has set off a debate about the nature of plagiarism in the internet-driven world of journalism. Two...
View ArticleBuzzFeed Editor Ben Smith Details All 41 Instances of Political Reporter's...
When so many people have access to Google, it's tough to get away with plagiarising others’ work, as BuzzFeed political writer Benny Johnson found out Friday. Allegations that Johnson was using...
View ArticleBuzzFeed's viral politics editor fired for plagiarism
No matter your opinion of the site, BuzzFeed appears to be sticking to its policies. Late Friday BuzzFeed announced it was firing its Viral Politics editor Benny Johnson for plagiarism. The writer...
View ArticleMemo From BuzzFeed EiC Ben Smith – ‘We’ve decided to let Benny Johnson go’
A note to editorial staff sent Friday evening from BuzzFeed editor-in-chief Ben Smith announced that the website has...
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