Question

Reynold is writing a news story about the government handling a health epidemic. He reads a report from a different news organization to use as a reference. His deadline for the story is coming up soon, so Reynold heavily paraphrases parts from the other organization's report to help him write. While Reynold's story also includes some of the same quotes as the other report, he forgets to attribute the sources at the end. Reynold says that since no one can copyright the facts of world news, he is not plagiarizing.

a) What unethical or illegal actions has Reynold taken in writing his news article? (3 points)

b) What kind of consequences might result from Reynold's actions? (2 points)

Answer 1

1. He was plagiarizing

2. He might get sued, bad reputation, and he might get fired.

Step-by-step explanation:

If he Paraphrasing from something online and doesn't cite the website he is plagiarizing.