Surprise Surprise, Buzzfeed viral politics editor in plagiarism "scandal"

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http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/benny-johnson-buzzfeed-plagiarism-allegations

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He even plagirized...from Yahoo Answers:

In one particularly damning example, Johnson allegedly copied a 2009 post on Yahoo! answers.

"Throughout the London Blitz, over a million incendiaries and around 50,000 high explosive bombs were dropped on London," wrote Yahoo! user Jason B.

Johnson appears to have used identical language. Buzzfeed scrambled to alter that passage in the 2013 post after he was exposed by the Twitter duo.
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This came about because he accused another publication of plagiarism

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I love that a Buzzfeed writer is so oblivious as to how the internet works that he thought he could get away with plagiarizing from Yahoo Answers.
 
Biggest non-surprise of the year. Buzzfeed is a site that encourages the laziest approach to article writing possible and that can easily go hand in hand with plagiarism.
 
Biggest non-surprise of the year. Buzzfeed is a site that encourages the laziest approach to article writing possible and that can easily go hand in hand with plagiarism.
 
Buzzfeed is like everything old journalists feared happening when print started to die.

Glad this guy is getting exposed for any plagiarism he might have done.
 
xbhaskarx said:
I look forward to his next article, "The ten reasons why I plagiarized"
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10. I was so oblivious as to how the internet works that I thought I could get away with plagiarizing from Yahoo Answers.

9. Buzzfeed is a site that encourages the laziest approach to article writing possible and that can easily go hand in hand with plagiarism.

8. Who do I think I am, Shia Labeouf?

7. I used this one simple trick to be a journalist

6. It's not plagiarism, it's "aggregation!"

5. Buzzfeed is a site that encourages the laziest approach to article writing possible and that can easily go hand in hand with plagiarism.

4. Buzzfeed is like everything old journalists feared happening when print started to die.

3. I'm looking forward to the Clickhole parody.

2. Buzzfeed isn't a shining example of journalistic excellence?!?! GTFO

1. I didn't realize actual humans wrote buzzfeed articles.
 
adj_noun said:
10. I was so oblivious as to how the internet works that I thought I could get away with plagiarizing from Yahoo Answers.

9. Buzzfeed is a site that encourages the laziest approach to article writing possible and that can easily go hand in hand with plagiarism.

8. Who do I think I am, Shia Labeouf?

7. I used this one simple trick to be a journalist

6. It's not plagiarism, it's "aggregation!"

5. Buzzfeed is a site that encourages the laziest approach to article writing possible and that can easily go hand in hand with plagiarism.

4. Buzzfeed is like everything old journalists feared happening when print started to die.

3. I'm looking forward to the Clickhole parody.

2. Buzzfeed isn't a shining example of journalistic excellence?!?! GTFO

1. I didn't realize actual humans wrote buzzfeed articles.
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This is amazing, bravo.
 
adj_noun said:
10. I was so oblivious as to how the internet works that I thought I could get away with plagiarizing from Yahoo Answers.

9. Buzzfeed is a site that encourages the laziest approach to article writing possible and that can easily go hand in hand with plagiarism.

8. Who do I think I am, Shia Labeouf?

7. I used this one simple trick to be a journalist

6. It's not plagiarism, it's "aggregation!"

5. Buzzfeed is a site that encourages the laziest approach to article writing possible and that can easily go hand in hand with plagiarism.

4. Buzzfeed is like everything old journalists feared happening when print started to die.

3. I'm looking forward to the Clickhole parody.

2. Buzzfeed isn't a shining example of journalistic excellence?!?! GTFO

1. I didn't realize actual humans wrote buzzfeed articles.
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Thread went meta in under 25 posts.
 
adj_noun said:
10. I was so oblivious as to how the internet works that I thought I could get away with plagiarizing from Yahoo Answers.

9. Buzzfeed is a site that encourages the laziest approach to article writing possible and that can easily go hand in hand with plagiarism.

8. Who do I think I am, Shia Labeouf?

7. I used this one simple trick to be a journalist

6. It's not plagiarism, it's "aggregation!"

5. Buzzfeed is a site that encourages the laziest approach to article writing possible and that can easily go hand in hand with plagiarism.

4. Buzzfeed is like everything old journalists feared happening when print started to die.

3. I'm looking forward to the Clickhole parody.

2. Buzzfeed isn't a shining example of journalistic excellence?!?! GTFO

1. I didn't realize actual humans wrote buzzfeed articles.
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Brilliant.
 
adj_noun said:
10. I was so oblivious as to how the internet works that I thought I could get away with plagiarizing from Yahoo Answers.

9. Buzzfeed is a site that encourages the laziest approach to article writing possible and that can easily go hand in hand with plagiarism.

8. Who do I think I am, Shia Labeouf?

7. I used this one simple trick to be a journalist

6. It's not plagiarism, it's "aggregation!"

5. Buzzfeed is a site that encourages the laziest approach to article writing possible and that can easily go hand in hand with plagiarism.

4. Buzzfeed is like everything old journalists feared happening when print started to die.

3. I'm looking forward to the Clickhole parody.

2. Buzzfeed isn't a shining example of journalistic excellence?!?! GTFO

1. I didn't realize actual humans wrote buzzfeed articles.
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You are doing fine work.
 
Honestly, this shouldn't surprise anyone considering Buzzfeed's philosophy of quantity > quality and using regional article headlines (i.e. "18 THINGS NEW YORKERS HATE!") to sell targeted ads to people from those areas. This discovery will change nothing, Buzzfeed will continue operating this way because it's successful and nothing will change from it.
 
adj_noun said:
10. I was so oblivious as to how the internet works that I thought I could get away with plagiarizing from Yahoo Answers.

9. Buzzfeed is a site that encourages the laziest approach to article writing possible and that can easily go hand in hand with plagiarism.

8. Who do I think I am, Shia Labeouf?

7. I used this one simple trick to be a journalist

6. It's not plagiarism, it's "aggregation!"

5. Buzzfeed is a site that encourages the laziest approach to article writing possible and that can easily go hand in hand with plagiarism.

4. Buzzfeed is like everything old journalists feared happening when print started to die.

3. I'm looking forward to the Clickhole parody.

2. Buzzfeed isn't a shining example of journalistic excellence?!?! GTFO

1. I didn't realize actual humans wrote buzzfeed articles.
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Well done.
 
lol can you imagine a trial about this?

"Your honor, we've been called to this trial to discuss the charges against my client. And you wont BELIEVE what happens next!"
 
ronito said:
lol can you imagine a trial about this?

"Your honor, we've been called to this trial to discuss the charges against my client. And you wont BELIEVE what happens next!"
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That's the upworthy trial. Buzzfeeds would be.

"your honor may I present the 25 gifs and animal pictures that give you faith in humanity and prove my clients innocent?"
 
adj_noun said:
10. I was so oblivious as to how the internet works that I thought I could get away with plagiarizing from Yahoo Answers.

9. Buzzfeed is a site that encourages the laziest approach to article writing possible and that can easily go hand in hand with plagiarism.

8. Who do I think I am, Shia Labeouf?

7. I used this one simple trick to be a journalist

6. It's not plagiarism, it's "aggregation!"

5. Buzzfeed is a site that encourages the laziest approach to article writing possible and that can easily go hand in hand with plagiarism.

4. Buzzfeed is like everything old journalists feared happening when print started to die.

3. I'm looking forward to the Clickhole parody.

2. Buzzfeed isn't a shining example of journalistic excellence?!?! GTFO

1. I didn't realize actual humans wrote buzzfeed articles.
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You need to put each one on its own page to really maximise those page hits and ad revenue.
 
Dot Matrix said:
You need to put each one on its own page to really maximise those page hits and ad revenue.
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Also attach irrelevant picture for each point, taken from free stock pictures database.
Make sure page contains more links to other clickbait pages.
 
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