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University Dean Cleared in Plagiarism Probe

Plagiarism Today

In October 2021, Andrew Azzopardi and a student he was mentoring, Andrew Camilleri, published a literature review entitled Risk and Protective Factors in Violent Youth Crime in the first edition of the journal Studies in Social Well-being. . This includes allegations of plagiarism and data manipulation. The same goes for Azzopardi.

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Why Teachers Are Worried About AI

Plagiarism Today

In an article Alex Hern for the Guardian , Dan Gillmor, a journalism professor at Arizona State University, asked the AI to complete one of his assignments. With the increase in contract cheating, tools that detect plagiarism have attempted to adapt. The post Why Teachers Are Worried About AI appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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The Importance of Transparency in Research Integrity

Plagiarism Today

Earlier this week, the journal BMC Medicine announced that it will not retract a controversial 2013 paper authored by botanist Steven Newmaster. Instead, the journal has added a new editor’s note that says indicates “no further editorial action is needed at this point”. . It was then that a formal investigation began.

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3 Count: Oof… Again

Plagiarism Today

Next up today, Amos Robi at Pule reports that, in Kenya, musician Hubert Mbuku Nakitare (Nonini) has accused a local media influencer of unlawfully using one of his song as part of an advertisement for an electronics manufacturer. The post 3 Count: Oof… Again appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Was Mark Twain the Original “Bad Art Friend”?

Copyright Lately

There’s something about friends fighting over plagiarism allegations that piques our basest voyeuristic tendencies—especially when the feud is accompanied by gossipy invective spewed out in group chats and private Facebook groups. What Contract?

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Why the Online News Act is a Bad Solution to a Real Problem, Part Two: Encouraging Clickbait and Low Quality Journalism With No “News Content” Standards

Michael Geist

Yet the bill is so broad that it covers content far beyond the journalism that the government purportedly seeks to support. For example, there is no reference to journalism (professional or otherwise), suggesting that the bill could be used by bloggers or almost anyone reporting on content involving events of public interest.