01-16-2006, 08:54 AM
Wikipedia article on the investigation of the journalist's plagiarism:
full article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:W..._Wikipedia
Notice from newspaper Honolulu Star-Bulletin to its readers regarding journalist's dismissal:
full article: http://starbulletin.com/2006/01/13/news/story03.html
Quote:Sleuthing Wikipedia editors have found several cases of apparent plagiarism over the past two years by Tim Ryan, a reporter for the Honolulu Star-Bulletin. It began with the discovery of an article last month containing language that closely matched a Wikipedia article, and more investigation found earlier articles that seemed to borrow from additional sources without attribution.
In response to these reports, the Star-Bulletin acknowledged the situation by adding corrections or editor's notes to some of the articles. Star-Bulletin Editor Frank Bridgewater took these actions after investigating the incident and also met with the newspaper's publisher, Dennis Francis, about the situation. However, Bridgewater said last week that he considered the issue of whether any action would be taken against Ryan "a confidential personnel matter."
full article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:W..._Wikipedia
Notice from newspaper Honolulu Star-Bulletin to its readers regarding journalist's dismissal:
Quote:The Honolulu Star-Bulletin has dismissed entertainment reporter Tim Ryan following an investigation into stories he wrote during the past several years.
The stories contained phrases or sentences that appeared elsewhere before being included, un-attributed, in stories that ran in the Star-Bulletin. The stories did not include inaccurate information or any fabrications.
Ryan, who had been at the Star-Bulletin since 1984...
full article: http://starbulletin.com/2006/01/13/news/story03.html