We are taught from the time we are in high school not to use someone else’s words without giving them credit. We are told the consequences could be an “F” for the course or expulsion from the school. So today when I saw that Fareed Zakaria had admitted to having a case of the sticky fingers I wondered if he had skipped school the day plagerisim was explained. He lifted some passages from an article that originally appeared in the New Yorker and he simply got caught. Sure he apologized, but he got caught. If he had not been caught it would have been business as usual. So he is suspended from his television and his writng gig for 30 days. It will be interesting to see if he makes a comeback, but I hope over the 30 day suspension he will have an opportunity to reflect on lessons he shoul have learned in high school they stand the test of time.
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People steal information all the time, unfortunately. I’m always happy to hear when they get busted.
Speaking from personal experience, I had a professor take credit for my research when I was in college. It was published with her name on it. I wasn’t able to prove that she did this intentionally but I did report it to the dean of our department. The dean did say that without proof she would not be able to do anything but she appreciated the information because when it came to appointing staff to certain positions, this kind of thing is good to know.
I couldn’t help to feel that I basically got screwed but that was years ago.
Yes. It was an error in judgement. He did not assault the Pope. The punishment is sufficient.
Agree also. The punishment is sufficient and let’s hope we see him back on CNN.