Plagiarism at The Daily Beast leads to resignation

The New York Post reported on a plagiarism incident at The Daily Beast, which led to a quick resignation by the offender



John Avlon, the Daily Beast’s editor-in-chief, confirmed to The Post in a statement Tuesday that Crocker’s article was deleted and replaced with an editor’s note after the outlet learned of the allegations and confirmed them.

“Lizzie Crocker offered to resign and her resignation was accepted,” Avlon said in a statement. “When a second instance of plagiarism emerged, that story was deleted as well. A larger investigation of her work at The Beast is underway. We take plagiarism seriously, and will not allow the hard-earned trust we’ve built with our millions of loyal readers to be compromised.”

Crocker’s story on Roiphe — a writer for Harper’s Magazine who reportedly intends to name the author of the so-called “Sh—y Men in Media” list of male journalists accused of sexual misconduct — has now been replaced by an editor’s note.

“The story published about author Katie Roiphe violated The Daily Beast’s Code of Ethics and Standards and has been removed,” the statement reads.



link: https://nypost.com/2018/01/16/daily-beast-reporter-resigns-after-plagiarism-revealed/