“Famous Plagiarists” Which one is the most interesting to you and why? Write a paragraph or two describing the individual, the scandal, the consequences, and why this case interests you.

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In the past month, two well-known journalists have become the subject of plagiarism and fabrication scandals.

The first was Jonah Lehrer, a science and technology reporter that wrote for The New Yorker and was also the author of three books. He was first accused of self plagiarism but was eventually accused of falsifying quotes and traditional plagiarism as well. He resigned his position at The New Yorker and is under investigation by his publisher though Wired has said they plan to keep him on.

The second was Freed Zakaria, a CNN correspondent and editor at Time magazine, he was accused of plagiarizing part of one of his columns from an earlier work in The New Yorker and apologized almost immediately. However, he was suspended by both organizations pending an investigation but was reinstated a week later after the investigation failed to find any new issues. These cases highlight just how public and how devastating even smaller cases of plagiarism can be to people in news, creative or academic fields. But for all of the talk about plagiarism being a “death penalty” crime, does it actually turn out that way ordinarily? It certainly doesn’t appear to have been for Lehrer and Zakaria, but what about other recent cases?