Ex-New York Times editor said sources ‘should have been cited as quotations’ in Merchants of Truth after plagiarism accusationsThe former executive editor of the New York Times has acknowledged making some sourcing errors in her book Merchants of Truth and says she will correct them. In an email on Thursday to the Associated Press, Jill Abramson wrote that some page numbers in the sourcing notes needed to be fixed and that some sources “should have been cited as quotations in the text”. Abramson has defended herself by saying that her book includes extensive endnotes, including web links to sources. Merchants of Truth by Jill Abramson review – journalism’s troubles Read moreAbramson and her publisher are promising to investigate. For her book, Abramson was assisted by John Stillman, whom she credits with helping her with research, reporting and writing.

Source: The Guardian February 07, 2019 14:32 UTC