Rachel Kaufman, freelance reporter

I'm an interrogator of gargoyle lovers, frog fondlers, and the eternal optimists saving the news industry. These are some of the stories I've written.

Posts Tagged ‘plagiarism’

More in the “stupid plagiarism” category

By • Jan 17th, 2008 • Category: Uncategorized

It’s funny that people think in the age of the Internet, you can plagiarize and it won’t be noticed. All it takes is one person to notice, and since the blogosphere loves outing plagiarists, you’re done. So really, all plagiarism these days is pretty stupid. But I think this case deserves special attention: It all [...]



DC government caught plagiarizing

By • May 9th, 2007 • Category: Uncategorized

Washingtonpost.com District of Columbia mayor Adrian Fenty’s administration has been caught plagiarizing. Oops! Victor A Reinoso, the deputy mayor for education, lifted phrases and ideas from other school districts when compiling a 31-page plan to improve the performance of students in DC schools, according to the Washington Post. The paper reported that 32 percent of [...]