Student Editor's Plagiarism Accusations Lead to Reporter Suspension
Score one for University Press managing editor Emily Bloch.
Things can escalate very quickly when the P-word is thrown down. What’s interesting in this case is that it was only after Florida Atlantic University student newspaper managing editor Emily Bloch published her findings that the nearby Boca Raton Tribune finally took action. The Tribune, a community newspaper published bi-weekly during the summer and weekly the rest of the year, had failed to respond to contact Monday from a representative for Bloch’s newspaper, the University Press, and a call from Bloch herself Thursday.
In her article, the FAU editor accused Tribune contributor Fred Hamilton of plagiarizing portions of a story she wrote several weeks ago.
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