Daily Beast reporter Lizzie Crocker resigned over the weekend after her publication confirmed that she plagiarized from the Weekly Standard.
Crocker’s last story with the Daily Beast, titled “How Katie Roiphe Became Feminism’s Nemesis-in-Chief,” published on Friday, borrowed heavily from a Weekly Standard article by Alice Lloyd that came out a day earlier, the Wrap reported.
The Daily Beast has since removed Crocker’s piece from its website and replaced the story with a note saying that it violated the publication’s code of ethics and standards.
“Editors’ Note: The story published about author Katie Roiphe violated the Daily Beast‘s Code of Ethics and Standards and has been removed,” the webpage now reads.
“Plagiarism is unacceptable,” Daily Beast editor in chief John Avlon said in a statement to the Wrap.”Lizzie Crocker has offered to resign and her resignation was accepted.”- READ MORE
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