Plagiarism: A Popular Man In The New York Times

Introduction

According to Barry et al. (2003), Jayson Blair, a former reporter for the New York Times plagiarized 36 of his 76 articles. In this essay, I will be giving more descriptive details about Jayson Blair and where is he now after his resignation from the Times. Next, I will be discussing what is academic honesty and the importance of academic honesty. Then, what is plagiarism and the consequences behind it. After, I will be discussing how you can prevent plagiarism in your papers. Lastly, I will give my final conclusion about the topics.

Case Study: Jayson Blair

This case study is about a reporter named Jayson Blair. He was a very popular man in the New York Times with his articles. At the time the article was published, Mr.

It is important to practice academic honesty because the grades shows the hard work and time you have put into the paper. There is a policy for academic honesty in all colleges. Colorado Technical University have a CTU Honor Code to help students to submit their assignments truthfully and responsibly. According to Colorado Technical University (2014), the first violation may result in an “F” on their transcript and will be notified about the honesty policy and Honor Code. The second violation will result another “F” on their transcript, and the third violation will lead to an immediate dismissal of the

Academic dishonesty is simple known as plagiarism. Plagiarism is using another person’s words without giving them credit for it. Academic dishonesty can lead to consequences depending on the policy of the university. According to Colorado Technical University (2014), if your caught committing academic dishonesty three times, you will be dismiss from the college. Plagiarism can also affect people in the workplace. For example, Jayson Blair known he was going to get fired from The Times because of the accusation of plagiarism (Barry et al., 2003). He resigned from Times and never returned to a journalism.

Steps in Prevent Plagiarism

There are varies steps in preventing plagiarism. Firstly, you should read the material first and get a better knowledge you can interpret it in your own words. Second, use According to Walden University (2014), to avoid plagiarism is to properly cite your sources. “Without citations, the reader will not what source the author is using, think that paper consist of only the author’s ideas, think that the author is not basing his or her ideas on research and will not follow how the author learned information in the paper” (Walden University, 2014).