In The 21st Century, 'Byline Doesn't Take Credit For The Work'

Gawker has found something terrifically interesting about Men’s Health editor Dave Zinczenko: apparently he is “recycling” his writers’ old Men’s Health stories for his “Eat This, Not That” column for Yahoo! Health.

And putting his own byline on them.

“For instance,” writes Gawker’s Maureen O’Connor, “check out Zinczenko’s recent “15 Worst Health and Diet Myths.” Myths 1 – 5 are ripped verbatim from Men’s Health writer Alan Aragon’s “The Truth Behind 5 Food Myths.” Zinczenko didn’t even bother changing the order of the myths.”

Gawker then found seven bylined articles that Zinczenko borrowed and ten without original bylines that also appeared in his column.

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