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Abramson on story denying allegations of any plagiarism 100 percent she said in her new book which is called ironically the merchants of truth. but now, she acknowledges that there may be some errors in the sourcing. trace gallagher live from our west coast newsroom with the follow-up on this big story tonight. hi, trace. hi, martha. jill abramson told the washington post that she took the claims of plagiarism so seriously that she was up all night going through her book then in an email to the associated press abramson was more detailed saying, quote: the notes didn t match up with the right pages in a few cases this was unintentionally and will be promptly corrected. the language is too close in some cases and should have been cited as quotations in the text. this, too, will be fixed. the 500 page book is a critique of the media focusing on the new york times and the washington post along with digital sites buzzfeed and vice. vice correspondent michael ....
C. moynahan listed several passages of work in the book that resemble the work of other pluxzs including the time-out and new yorker. here is what abramson last night on the story when asked why vice is taking her to task. many people from vice have been taking issue with the book it seems. martha: why is that? i think they don t like the portrayal of vice. although i think it s a very balanced portrait. and i have a lot of praise for some of their journalists and some of their stories. vice co-founder tweeted quote i never thought in my wildest dreams that the former exec editor of the new york times would school vice on how to do irony. imagine plagiarizing for a book on ethics riddled with factual errors and then calling it merchants of truth. hats off to you, jill abramson. other journalists have also pointed out passages and quotes in the book that appear to be lifted without ....