New York Magazine announced Friday it has severed ties with columnist Ross Barkan after launching an investigation into plagiarism allegations."After an independent editorial review, New York found that Ross Barkan did not adhere to our editorial standards, and we have updated 67 columns that did not include proper attribution of language, information, and/or sourcing," the publication said in a statement obtained by Semafor."We have updated our archives to include proper attribution in all of the stories that our review found previously inadequate, noting that those updates were made, and are committed to addressing any other instances that come to light.""Upon conclusion of the review, we have determined that we will no longer publish his column.
We regret that this work did not live up to our editorial standards, and apologize to the writers whose work was not properly attributed," the magazine added.NEW YORK MAGAZINE COLUMNIST ACCUSED OF PLAGIARISM BY FELLOW REPORTERS, TRIGGERS INTERNAL REVIEWNew York Magazine columnist Ross Barkan has been accused of plagiarism (Screenshot/The Honest Broker)In a statement to Fox News Digital, Barkan wrote, "We've decided to end the column and I send all the best to New York Magazine.In the course of nearly 250 pieces, there were times I should have been more careful with citation.
I'm sorry about these errors and will work to do better, more careful in the future."Barkan also teased a new column he plans to launch in September.Vox Media, New York Magazine's parent company, did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.OLIVIA NUZZI EXITS NY MAGAZINE FOLLOWING RFK JR.RELATIONSHIP REVELATIONSNew York Magazine said it updated 67 columns written by Barkan following a plagiarism probe of his work.
(Craig Barritt/Getty Images for New York Magazine)The controversy began in May when Washington Post reporter Drew Harwell accused Barkan of lifting from his report about conservative commentator Ben Shapiro and hi...