CNN reporter Matt Egan has made a major shift and made a major mistake in an apparent attempt to defuse the Claudine Gay plagiarism scandal that led to the resignation of Harvard's president on Tuesday.
What are the details?
In a video clip posted to X on Tuesday, Egan appears to do everything in his power to diminish the seriousness of the accusations against gay men, but in the end, his choice of words seems nothing more than a fantasy.
Egan said, “It should be noted that Claudine Gay has not been accused of stealing anyone's ideas in her writings.” “She's been accused of copying other people's writing without attribution, which means she's not so much stealing someone's ideas as sloppy attribution. Masu.”
How are people reacting?
As you can imagine, many are unimpressed with Egan's at-bat and know that his attempt to remake what Gay is accused of still falls under the definition of plagiarism.
- One commenter commented with a stern expression, “'Copying someone else's writing without citing the source' — if I could describe it in one word.'' made a joke.
- “Mostly peaceful plagiarism,” said another user. offeredenhances the value of humor.
- “Example 9,776,888 Reasons why the media can’t be trusted,” said another commenter. observed.
- “A robber cannot steal money from you. [a robber] They can’t take your money away from you unless they see who held it first,” said another user. Said.
- Another commenter said, “We are not a state media outlet. It's like we're copying what the Democrats are saying without attributing the source.” made a joke.
- Another user said: “I stole an entire cosmetics shelf from Walgreens without proper compensation. Please stop calling it 'stealing'.” made a joke.
anything else?
Gay, Harvard's first black president, said during his resignation that he has been “subjected to personal attacks and threats fueled by racial animus.”
Continuing that theme, critical race theorist Ibram They won't stop until they overthrow all black people from positions of power and influence that don't strengthen structures.What these racist mobs are doing is not about fights and clicks, but about truth and This should be obvious to reporters who value justice.
Following Gay's resignation, professor and sociopolitical commentator Marc Lamont Hill said Harvard's next president “must be a black woman.”
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