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Crossing Swords: Plagiarism and the Crossword Puzzle
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18:30, 15 Mar 2017
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Last year, there was a massive scandal that plagued the crossword world. It came to light that Timothy Parker, editor of one of America's most widely syndicated crosswords, had edited more than 60 individual puzzles that copy elements from New York Times puzzles, often with pseudonyms for bylines.
Umapagan Ampikaipakan speaks to Oliver Roeder from fivethirtyeight.com about plagiarism in the crossword world and just how often such scandals occur.
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Crossing Swords: Plagiarism and the Crossword Puzzle
18 mins
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18:30, 15 Mar 2017
Last year, there was a massive scandal that plagued the crossword world. It came to light that Timothy Parker, editor of one of America's most widely syndicated crosswords, had edited more than 60 individual puzzles that copy elements from New York Times puzzles, often with pseudonyms for bylines.
Umapagan Ampikaipakan speaks to Oliver Roeder from fivethirtyeight.com about plagiarism in the crossword world and just how often such scandals occur.
Evening EditionIn FocusPlagiarism and the Crossword PuzzlePlagiarismCrossword PuzzleCrosswordOliver Roederfivethirtyeight.comNew York Times puzzlesTimothy ParkerScandals
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