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Peter Gleeson Leaves News Corp Following Plagiarism Scandal

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In Australia, long-time conservative commentator Peter Gleeson has left News Corp following a series of plagiarism allegations. . However, shortly after publication, another UK journalist, Josh Bavas, noticed that several paragraphs of one of the articles were copied verbatim from his earlier work without any citation.

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Ruth Shalit Barrett Sues The Atlantic for $1 Million Over Retraction

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According to a 1999 report by Washington City Paper , she first found herself dealing with accusations of plagiarism, something she blamed on copy and paste errors. According to Barrett, that retraction was excessive and was made out of fear and deference to The Washington Post more than proper journalism protocol.