Ross Barkan's book "The Revolutionary: Zohran Mamdani and the Remaking of American Politics," which was scheduled for publication in October, has been scrubbed from major bookselling sites.
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 high-profile writer, who has written a forthcoming book about New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, is being investigated by the magazine after being called out for copying the work of other writers.