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Columbia Journalism Review content tagged Fareed Zakaria

1. August 21, 2012 10:49 AM

   Stories I’d like to see

   Fareed Zakaria's "mistake"

   By Steven Brill

   In his weekly “Stories I’d like to see” column, journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill spotlights topics that, in his opinion, have received insufficient media attention. This article was originally published on Reuters.com. Suppose I steal my neighbor Jill's flat-screen television and install it in my living room. Jill or one of her friends who knows about Jill's missing television comes...

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2. August 15, 2012 04:30 PM

   UPDATED: Crime and punishment

   As Zakaria stands trial, Lehrer gets an undeserved pardon

   By Curtis Brainard

   As Fareed Zakaria’s trial-by-blogosphere for alleged plagiarism continues, Jonah Lehrer, whom the same jury convicted of fabricating quotes last month, has received a measure of clemency from an old employer. Last week, Time magazine and CNN suspended Zakaria for borrowing passages from a New Yorker article, without attribution, in pieces he wrote about gun control for both outlets. But critics...

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