The first session at today’s National Summit on Plagiarism and Fabrication shared some of the findings and recommendations contained in the new, free ebook, “Telling the Truth and Nothing But.” (More on the book and summit in my previous post.)
This morning some of the book’s contributors offered data about the prevalence of plagiarism, made suggestions for preventing and responding to incidents and offered guidance on how to discipline people caught stealing words.
Below, the best tips and advice, collected in tweet form.
Defining the problem
Definition: “Plagiarism is presenting someone else’s language or work as your own.” Intent affects degree, says @hfuhrmann #StopPlagiarism
— Steve Buttry (@stevebuttry)
April 5, 2013
Why do we care about plagiarism? We care about our audience and our responsibility to them. — @hfuhrmann #StopPlagiarism
— Vicki Krueger (@vkrueger)
April 5, 2013
Data and insight about prevalence of plagiarism
Florida’s Norm Lewis explains differences in fabrication, plagiarism @#StopPlagiarism. Fabrication is mortal sin. Plagiarism not always so.
— ACES (@copyeditors)
April 5, 2013
Of 122 plagiarism cases @bikeprof researched, only 4 reached the level of severity of Jayson Blair. #stopplagiarism #aces2013
— Doris N. Truong (@DorisTruong)
April 5, 2013
Lewis research found huge variation in consequences of plagiarism in different cases, @NancySharkey says. #StopPlagiarism
— Steve Buttry (@stevebuttry)
April 5, 2013
#StopPlagiarism research found no clear findings on experience, platform & other factors. Lots of types of journos plagiarize, @bheisse says
— Steve Buttry (@stevebuttry)
April 5, 2013
.@bheisse’s findings on newsroom plagiarism policies: Preventive steps rarely outlined. #stopplagiarism #aces2013
— Doris N. Truong (@DorisTruong)
April 5, 2013
Most plagiarism happens because of inadequate methods or unclear rules, Norm Lewis says. #StopPlagiarism (That doesn’t excuse anything.)
— Steve Buttry (@stevebuttry)
April 5, 2013
Key plagiarism issues: attribution of press releases & when does info (esp. quotes) move into the public domain, Lewis says. #StopPlagiarism
— Steve Buttry (@stevebuttry)
April 5, 2013
Importance of attribution
Best way to prevent plagiarism is attribution. a practice available in any platform. — @hfuhrmann #StopPlagiarism
— Vicki Krueger (@vkrueger)
April 5, 2013
Golden Rule of attribution: Attribute to others as you’d like to be credited for your work. #StopPlagiarism
— Steve Buttry (@stevebuttry)
April 5, 2013
Linking is key to telling people what you know, how you know it. Fight plagiarism with attribution. @hfuhrmann #StopPlagiarism #aces2013
— S Burzynski Bullard (@suebb)
April 5, 2013
Prevention and response
#StopPlagiarism advice: Require reporters to keep contact info for sources & identify unnamed sources to at least one editor.
— Steve Buttry (@stevebuttry)
April 5, 2013
Audio, video interviews can help fight plagiarism. So can linking to material that IDs sources. – Bob Hesse #StopPlagiarism #aces2013
— ACES (@copyeditors)
April 5, 2013
Nancy Sharkey – Responding to lapses – detect, respond, sanction – have clear protocols #StopPlagiarism #ACES2013 – develop a policy
— John B Badd (@JohnBBadd)
April 5, 2013
Nancy Sharkey of @uofa: Respond to lapses with detection, accountability/transparency, consequences. #stopplagiarism #aces2013
— Doris N. Truong (@DorisTruong)
April 5, 2013
Discipline
Panel proposing a graduated approach to consequences of plagiarism; requires a clear and widely disseminated policy. #StopPlagiarism
— Fred Vultee (@fredvultee)
April 5, 2013
“We must have zero tolerance for plagiarism, but we must have degrees of intolerance.” Punishment should fit level of crime. #StopPlagiarism
— Naif Bartlett (@MizsterB)
April 5, 2013
Punishment of journos who plagiarize depends on extent & severity, @NancySharkey says. #StopPlagiarism
— Steve Buttry (@stevebuttry)
April 5, 2013
Sharkey: Extent and severity of plagiarism should help determine the consequences. #stopplagiarism #aces2013
— Doris N. Truong (@DorisTruong)
April 5, 2013
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