The Times Plagiarizes the Miami Herald
A Page One story lifts two lines about an illicit drug.
"Yes," says Abramson. "I think when you take material almost word-for-word and don't credit it, it is." Like most employers, the Times doesn't discuss internal personnel issues. Citing this policy, Abramson declines comment on whether a reprimand is planned.
A Times Editors' Note about the incident is in the works, she says.
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