Beat The Press Video: Fareed Zakaria Accused Of Plagiarism

3,308 views · Published 22 September 2014 · 7:19 · Indexed 23 October 2026

Channel: GBH News · 2014 · News & Politics

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To paraphrase former Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart, plagiarism is a bit like obscenity: it’s hard to define, but you know it when you see it. And for some media observers, it’s clear that CNN host Fareed Zakaria is guilty of serial plagiarism, one of the worst things you can say about a journalist. But Zakaria says he’s been wrongly accused, and for now, his bosses at CNN and the Washington Post seem to agree.

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