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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on a reporter who lost her job over allegations she used uncredited information from other publications (all times local):
5:30 p.m.
A North Carolina reporter who lost her job in a plagiarism probe contends she wasn't given an adequate opportunity to respond to allegations that she used uncredited information from other publications.
The News & Observer announced Anne Blythe's departure on its website this week. The Raleigh newspaper says it found at least a dozen instances of Blythe taking phrases, sentences or paragraphs from other outlets without properly attributing the information.
On Friday, a lawyer representing Blythe issued a statement on her behalf. Attorney James Hash writes that the newspaper "didn't afford Anne a meaningful opportunity to review and respond to these allegations before publishing its conclusions."
Hash says that Blythe is committed to journalistic integrity.
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12:15 p.m.
A veteran North Carolina newspaper reporter lost her job after editors found she used material from other publications in her stories without credit.
The News & Observer announced Anne Blythe's departure on its website this week. Executive Editor Robyn Tomlin wrote that the Raleigh newspaper found at least a dozen instances of Blythe taking phrases, sentences or whole paragraphs from other outlets without properly attributing the information.
Tomlin wrote that plagiarism and inadequate attribution are violations of trust.
The newspaper examined 600 of Blythe's stories after a reporter from another outlet complained. Tomlin and the newspaper's publisher declined to say Friday which publication alerted them.
Blythe didn't immediately respond to a message Friday. She had covered major court cases involving state government during her 30 years with the newspaper and affiliated publications.
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