The Athletic's months-long internal investigation concluded that NFL reporter Dianna Russini's undisclosed relationship with Patriots coach Mike Vrabel was a "clear violation" of the outlet's journalistic standards, a finding neither party has contested on substance. Mike Semel, The Athletic's editorial director for standards and editorial quality, published the results Thursday after reviewing 903 stories, 77 […] The post The Athletic's investigation finds Russini's undisclosed Vrabel relationship breached newsroom standards appeared first on American Almanac .
The Athletic's months-long internal investigation concluded that NFL reporter Dianna Russini's undisclosed relationship with Patriots coach Mike Vrabel was a "clear violation" of the outlet's journalistic standards, a finding neither party has contested on substance. Mike Semel, The Athletic's editorial director for standards and editorial quality, published the results Thursday after reviewing 903 stories, 77 videos, and 204 episodes of the "Scoop City" podcast that Russini produced during her time at the New York Times-owned sports site. The review spanned nearly five months, beginning after Russini resigned in April when Page Six published photos of her and Vrabel holding hands and embracing at a resort in Sedona, Arizona. The bottom…Open
New York Magazine terminated its relationship with political columnist Ross Barkan after an independent editorial review found that 67 of his columns failed to properly attribute language and sourcing from other outlets. The magazine announced the decision Friday, releasing a statement that acknowledged the scope of the problem and apologized to the writers whose work […] The post New York Magazine drops columnist Ross Barkan after review flags plagiarism in 67 columns appeared first on American Almanac .
New York Magazine terminated its relationship with political columnist Ross Barkan after an independent editorial review found that 67 of his columns failed to properly attribute language and sourcing from other outlets. The magazine announced the decision Friday, releasing a statement that acknowledged the scope of the problem and apologized to the writers whose work Barkan had used without credit. Sixty-seven columns, more than a quarter of Barkan's roughly 250-piece tenure at the publication, were flagged and updated in the magazine's archives with proper attribution notes. The review's conclusion was blunt. New York Magazine, owned by Vox Media, said Barkan "did not adhere to our editorial standards" and that the publication would no…Open
The New York Times has quietly added editor’s notes to nine columns by failed Oregon gubernatorial candidate Nicholas Kristof after admitting that the veteran opinion writer repeatedly failed to disclose that people he quoted, or organizations he promoted, had financed his short-lived campaign.The newspaper has called the omissions an oversight and says its review is […]
The New York Times has quietly added editor’s notes to nine columns by failed Oregon gubernatorial candidate Nicholas Kristof after admitting that the veteran opinion writer repeatedly failed to disclose that people he quoted, or organizations he promoted, had financed his short-lived campaign. The newspaper has called the omissions an oversight and says its review is complete, yet The National Pulse can reveal that none of the four favorable columns involving Bill Gates or the Gates Foundation identified in the original report was among those corrected, despite Gates and his then-wife, Melinda French Gates, having given Kristof’s campaign $50,000 apiece. KRISTOF AND THE TIMES. Semafor broke the original story in June, finding at…Open
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