Media reporters have pointed out that paragraphs in my Time column on gun control, which was also a topic of conversation on this blog, bear close similarities to paragraphs in Jill Lepore's essay in the April 23rd issue of The New Yorker. They are right. I made a terrible mistake. It is a serious lapse and one that is entirely my fault. I apologize unreservedly to her, to my editors at Time and CNN, and to my readers and viewers everywhere.
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Hurry back Fareed.
Since when is it plagiarism to reference a 3rd party book in a similar way? The New Yorker columnist should take no copyright or credit from simply refering to another book. For shame.
Agree...a stupid mistake, but this is the ONLY THING I watch on TV....take away Fareed and you put a lot of television and Direct TV people out of work!
No worries, plenty of capable people out there to replace him.
Please return!! GPS is one of the only intelligent programs on TV and the highlight of Sunday TV!
"Since when is it plagiarism to reference a 3rd party book in a similar way?"
Since forever. In order for it to be a legitimate reference, he would have to give credit to the author for her work. The way he wrote it, however, makes it look as though her work is his. Heavy paraphrasing is still plagiarism. If you didn't do the research and don't give credit to the writer, you can't use it.
"Since when is it plagiarism to reference a 3rd party book in a similar way?"
That's not what happened and you know it ... and Zakaria has admitted it; why are you so much less honest than he is? He took Ms. Lepore's words, tweaked them slightly, and then presented them as his own ... it's textbook plagiarism. Ms. Lepore had to read the book she referenced in order to present that information; it is highly unlikely that Zakaria read it ... he had no need to, as he was lifting the information directly from Ms. Lepore.
Fareed brings multifaceted, non-US centric, well presented and intelligently debated issues. He is to many the equivalent of Bill Moyer on PBS. His lapse is regrettable. His absence would be worst, leaving a vacuum in journalism that would cost US audiences a rare window on issues that truly matter. The issues are larger than Fareed, and Fareed serves them well. Let us keep perspectives, recognize talent where talent lies. He will apologize, and let's move on.
You are so treasured Fareed. Please don't despair. Everyone makes mistakes. Even the best of us, which is you.
This is serious (o.k., no nude pictures or gross stuff, just tired sloppy for a smart guy...) but not career ending.
Take a breath...take a week...but come back to us. We need your mind, your soul and most importantly...your wisdom.
Don't you dare even think of it CNN...we need you Fareed....
It's not writing a novel. It's about facts. No doubt one has to use the same terminology and vocabulary. It's the phrasing that matters.
Please come back, Fareed. We need your thoughtful insights.
The only mistake Fareed made is in apologizing when he did nothing wrong. He did not take someone else's thoughts or ideas and say that they were his own. He merely used similar language to the way another person described/referenced a third party. If everyone who said that "Picasso was a great painter" plagiarized that phrase from another person, no one could say anything any time. Fareed, stand your ground!!! MDN
I hope CNN and other media produces recognize that Fareed Zakaria has created a forum for understanding complex issues. I hope they bring him back very soon. If anything, he's probably got too many jobs that require original content. I still greatly trust his intellect and his professional ethics.
I genuinely missed watching GPS today. Such no nonsense acceptance of mistakes is not surprising from Fareed but welcome just the same. My utmost respect. Shutting down the television show for a print article seems unnecessarily punitive to me. We need the unique perspective and thoughtful insight as the presidential campaign moves ahead. Put GPS back on the air immediately.
I missed Fareed's Sunday TV program. I look forward to his return.
+1 Support for Fareed. One of the few intelligent journalists on Television. Let's keep this valuable person informing us. Intelligent discussion is needed now as much as ever!
It's not the end of GPS! The show must go on!
By the way Fareed had a top editor, Amar C. Bakshi. He left end of May! He and Fareed made a top team!
In the New York Times a reader named Padman from Boston wrote:
"I just received my copy of TIME magazine dated August 20th and read Fareed Zakaria's "The case for gun control". I read all the 8 pages of the article by Jill Lepore in the New Yorker magazine dated April 23,2012. Just one paragarph bears close imilarities, that is it. Even that paragraph is a reference to another person, Adam Winkler not an original piece by jill Lepore. If you start crucifynig every good journalist for a minor infraction, we won't have any more journalists left. Fareed Zakaria is an excellent journalist , he does not deserve this condemnation. It will be a gerat loss for CNN and TIME magazine if they get rid of him. He has even apologized , this shows his integrity".
A Jacob Zacharias from Summerfield, FL replied:
"I totally agree. With you Padman. Jill was quoting Adam; so was Fareed. Imagine if one can't use any text from anywhere without personally acknowledging it! How about Shakespeare or the Bible for that matter?"
As far as I'm concerned, yes, there were similarities in the writing, but it wasn't like it was word-for-word from what I recall. I imagine Fareed will be very careful about this in the future, and he's only human. MOST IMPORTANT – I am *VERY* much looking forward to Fareed getting back on Television. And yes, as many others have pointed out, Fareed's GPS is one of the few really good programs on TV that I regularly watch.
Fareed is a team player and an honorable mediator of tough topics. These attributes are key to diplomacy and forging new relationships in the world. He is taking the fall of one of his research assistants. This is the type of honorable behavior that is typical of Fareed.
No, he is ultimatley responsible.
"taking the fall...." Are you kidding me?
From JAL
"Since when is it plagiarism to reference a 3rd party book in a similar way? The New Yorker columnist should take no copyright or credit from simply refering to another book. For shame."
It is plagiarism when you change a couple of words to make it appear as though it is your own and then conveniently not cite the source! Your so called journalist is guilty as charged. He also admitted to doing it. What more do you need?
So he plagiarized his research assistant? BTW I thought the original Lepore accusation was questionable.
It's the opposite of honorable, but what you are doing is so much worse! Lepore read the book she described; neither Zakaria nor his "research assistant" did. Even if the piece was written by a research assistant, it's under Zakaria's name - he has full responsibility? And what research assistant? You are making claims that you cannot possibly know to be true; there's a word for that, and the word is "lying". You seem to idolize Zakaria; that's fine, he's generally an admirable person. But then, follow his example and be honest ... he stole Jill Lepore's work and violated journalistic ethics.
Martin Luther King got a pass for plagiarism, and so should Fareed.
JAL, he is responsible and Fareed knows that. It's why he apologized. However, I heard some scuttlebutt that the media reporter complaining about the socalled "plagarism" instance are affiliated with the NRA. I can't find info to back that up, but if it is so, It certainly sheds light on why a big deal was made of this. Fareed must be accountable for high levels of journalistic integrity, just like anyone else in the field. However, nobody said the data was inaccurate. I am sure the NRA would love to discredit journalists like Zacharria because they know how toxic their unwaving stands on gun rights are to this country. Journalists like Zacharria are the NRA's worst enemy because they speak the truth. The NRA is intimadated by them.
At least we get a break from his anti pakistan rhetoric... !!! go back to India where copying and plagiarism is common especially in the film industry.!!
This is why you cannot depend on the government to protect you. Oh, but that is right, you apparently did not get an education in U.S. history, or a history in British rule over India. You should get a refund from the universities that you attended.
http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/10/us/mississippi-juvenile-justice/index.html?hpt=hp_c1
Fareed is a brilliant journalist.
He has abmitted his mistake.He should be allowed to continue his good work with both time and cnn.
Hope you hurry back, I miss my Sunday mornings. I really don't care that you used part of someone else work but you should of gave them some credit and I think you usually do.
What good work? You mean stealing the good work of others, right?
I discovered GPS a few weeks ago and already I've come to depend on FK for his balanced, cosmopolitan view on the world. FK's absence for a month is too draconian. Please bring him back right away. Someone once said that if you copy one author it's called plagiarism; if you copy two, it's called research. Come on, CNN, please put this in perspective. With the Pres. campaign getting crazy, we need FK's calm, steady voice more than ever.
Maybe CNN can replace him with a real journalist. Maybe they can also get rid of Nancy Grace, Jeanne Moos, and Piers Morgan while they are cleaning house.
Another NRA buddy I see. The articles are accurate guys.
Good bye and good riddance. For once a holier-than-thou hack has got what he earned. Time should ban him and CNN should dump him too.
@Cynthia;
If someone disagrees with you assume they are affiliated with the NRA?
Try to open your mind a little bit, you might not want to dismiss those who challenge you so easily.
I never trusted Fareed in the first place! He committed intellectual theft which is unacceptable. I would be kicked out of college if I did such thing. I tried to watch his program a few times but could not take his biassed reports. He did not even bothered giving credit to the original reporter, that's sad!
he needs to be fired.
Listen, college boy, learn to spell before you post. b-i-a-s-e-d!
"I tried to watch his program a few times but could not take his biassed reports."
I.e., you didn't agree with his claims, no matter how factual and well supported.
In a world awash in beliefs unsupported by facts, your dedication to civilized exchange of ideas and presentation of facts and information is deeply appreciated. It is unfortunately a risk of trying to cover so much ground that leads to these missteps. It is an insignificant error in the context of the massive amount of information you have the courage to present to your viewers and readers. Your apology is accepted, but I view it more like stubbing your toe on a rock – it hurts like the dickens, but you know you should have seen the rock. I am sure you have researchers and staff members that bear some responsibility, but you showed honor in making no excuses. I wish some of your critics on this website showed half the honor and grace that you have shown without exception for many years. Stay strong, stay humble, you epitomize what made America great.
Well Dirk and Independent thinker, I guess we know whose pocket you two are in...... the good ole NRA!!!! The articles are accurate. That's what's killing you.
Fareed is my favorite journalist! I do not understand people's harsh comments over this issue. In a day of Fox News (hate and lies) what Fareed did is forgiveable. I look forward to watching GPS on Sunday's mornings and will feel lost without it. Fareed, pls do not let the mean comments get to you. There are lots of us who love and apprecaite your work. Please come back to GPS!
I agree with you Karen, Fareed is one of the few people I want to listen to especially when he gently tackles some tough subjects and helps us learn other viewpoints we might not contact otherwise. I'm a little disappointed only for the topic this came out in, gun control,which is a complicated and emotional issue wherever you start. I liked the direction his column was going and found the references to quotes of other experts and law enforcement very informative. He just forgot that simple little "attribution" to a colleague who deserved it. At worst it's a lapse of manners, but Fareed apologized eloquently Please keep working on that conflict resolution style of getting some sanity back in the discussion about guns!
I'm with Karen! GPS and Charlie Rose are the only programs that explore our world in depth.
I agree, Fareed is the best political journalist in television. I look forward to his show on Sundays, now I will not turn on CNN until he is back.
Keep drinking the Kool Aid Karen. You obviously have no understanding of what the word integrity means. Also, please give us one example of how FOX lies.
People make mistakes all the time. This was one. Yes, there will be consequences. But accepting your mistakes and attempting to improve on them is what makes you grow. It take courage to forgive people you look upto.
Fareed, a lot of people admire and trust you. You will need to work for rebuilding the trust. May god be with you.
I am always up early on Sunday to watch GPS on CNN international. I was stunned to realize why Fared was not on. His program is the most organized – unbiased- and intelligent one on TV.
I believe what happened is that a research assistant plagiarized the material and Fared did not pick it up. He is correct to assume responsibility for the his written piece, but he never would have plagiarized knowingly and he should not be punished for this behavior committed by another person.
My husband and I are viewers loyal to Fareed. He has the best perspective on national and especially international affairs. I have often wish he could run for President. I am sorry that he made this mistake, but in the overall scheme of things I would rather have his opinion about things than see him punished. The ones who will be truly punished are the viewers and potential viewers of his GPS program who will not have the benefit of hearing the intelligent viewpoints offered only on GPS. We hope that he will return to the air soon. This "lapse" does not affect our estimation of his value or integrity. CNN, please reinstate Fareed!
I agree totally with Karen and the others who replied to her. Today, I could not understand why GPS had not been recorded. So few programs are worth the time to watch. Moyers, Charlie Rose, Currrent TV. Fact-based, not fantasy reality please.
I agree. Fareed's discourse at the beginning of his show are always interesting, but it is in the interviews that he shows his breadth and depth of knowlege. Without him on Sundays, no CNN for us.
Fareed is the best. I always liked CNN because I thought of it as fair and unbiased. Fareed is the very best thing going. He is the most intelligent man I have ever seen/heard, and I am a big fan of physicist Michio Kaku, but Fareed you are the absolutely most intelligent man ever! I am sure it was a mistake indeed, but really? Keep your chin up Fareed! I would vote you as President of the US if you ran! You have the type of diplomacy to really get the world back on the right track, yes...the world...the NWO that is coming our way like it or not! GOD BLESS!
I agree.. Fareed is the best TV journalist/ Interviewer I have seen. He is main reason I watch CNN. Keep him!!
He is not eligible for president because he is a naturalized citizen.
AGREED
He gave the same commencement speech to two colleges within a couple of weeks.His integrity is not above challenge.
By his own admission, he made a conscious decision to plagiarize. He has lost any credibility he may have had. How that makes him a good man, I don't know. There is no place in journalism for someone who would deceive the public.
Let him without sin cast the first stone.
Zakaria is one of my idols. Always thoughtful, balanced and fair. Mistakes happen but lets define it. Mistakes are something you do with one intention that consequently produce unintended results. As defined by Fablex dictionary: " An error or fault resulting from defective judgment, deficient knowledge, or carelessness", non of which applied to plagiarism When someone plagiarize, it is not a mistake. It becomes a "mistake" when you get caught and Zakaria should have known better. Having said that, it does not take away the fact that he is a very thoughtful and enlightening person and I hope to see him back on the horse soon
Ahem. He described it as a "terrible mistake" and a "lapse". He's talking about an ethical breach. It's like deciding to jaywalk because no one is watching. It's a mistake to do wrong, but that doesn't make it unintentional. In fact, numerous mistakes are intentional, like investing in the wrong stock, buying the cheap Chinese knockoff instead of the real thing, etc.
Can we agree on the following? (1) Fareed is a smart guy, who is also busy; (2) he knows that his readers are the sort of folks who also read The New Yorker; (3) his article credited the original source, meaning he was not claiming the underlying research as his own; therefore (4) as plagiarism goes, this is a misdemeanor, not a felony, and certainly not deserving of the death penalty. Either his research assistant made the error, and Fareed is, as at least one person has suggested, nobly taking the fall, or he was just moving too quickly and screwed up: why not just credit the New Yorker writer along with the guy who did the research? The guy who wrote that Fareed is "dead to me" as a source is either a moron, playing to the crowd, or both. We need Fareed back on the air. But maybe I'm just biased because, other than sports, he is the only TV I watch.
I agree 100%. Fareed's transgressions (for which he has accepted responsibility) are in the public domain.Everyone is aware of what transpired.Now it is time to let the viewers decide. If they feel they cannot trust Fareed, they will "vote with their feet." If, on the other hand, they fell as I do, they will continue to watch, and CNN will have its answer. Taking Fareed off the air for 30 days is absurd. It simply punishes viewers and ultimately advertisers and CNN. The "30 day review" should be truncated to say, tomorrow. CNN has made its point of upholding its journalistic integrity. Now it is time to bring backGPS.
EXACTLY DAVE
I agree strongly with Nasir. This is not a pattern with Fareed at all. He is obviously a prolific reader and this kind of thing can happen. CNN is depriving Fareed's listeners of the best news show on television. I frequently travel to Asia, and find that Fareed is often my "Friend Away From Home". My VCR records his shows while I am gone. He will be horribly missed until he returns.
Please bring the program back. It is the only geo-political program on TV that makes sense. People make mistakes, recognize and learn... They share the mistakes and we all learn. GPS is a great program, we need it back
We really do need this show back NOW. Best on TV by far !
Enough, CNN. You have a lot of problems in the area of journalistic integrity–remember, you're the people who hired Nancy Grace, and who airs a number of breathlessly sensationalist tabloid journalism shows–but Fareed Zakaria is not one of them.
Please apply rigorous journalistic standards uniformly, or don't apply them at all. Zakaria is one of your few remaining sources of redemption.
I was very sorry to hear about Zakaria's recent trouble. He is a brilliant commentator. News programming is hardly worth watching without him. I anxiously await his return
I've just read the criticism of Fareed on line and also many of the reports of this incident. It should not be surprising that the critics refer to his liberalism. That is what this is about – not plagiarism. And all the reports are exactly the same – are they plagiarizing also??!
CNN and TIME would do well to consider the source and reinstate this brilliant journalist!
We all make mistakes. Your admission was prompt. I do not believe this was intentional on your part. Shame on CNN for not notifying us that you were suspended. I look forward to seeing you on GPS again. Hurry back we depend on you
for your intelligent and respectful interviews.
We miss you,
Sarah
I agree with you. He is the most intelligent host that CNN has to offer. His opions are based on facts and he asks thoughtful questions. This is one of the biggest mistakes that CNN has ever made. They seem to keep super Right wing hosts on like Candy Crowley and others who interviews guests like they're on FOX news. If I wanted to watch FOX, I would. Also, it was the NRA that pointed out the phoney charge to Time and Time that quickly made Fareed leave both the show and his blog/column for a month. STUPID decision cnn.
It makes me laugh reading these idiotic pro fareed comments. Just remember he's a liberal, anti-gun hack who willingly committed journalistic fraud and lacks journalistic ethics. He he was someone on fox news, he wouldn't get the same treatment. You libs are idiots.
Another NRA hack. Go play with your guns
What surprises me extremely is the fact that an Ivy league educated person who wrote in the most prestigious of the political journals, anchored one of the most admired and progressive TV program, had so far upheld the standards of unbiased journalism in his writings and TV programs, could commit such a simple and stupid blunder. At the end of the day, what Fareed has done is essentially extremely regrettable and unacceptable. That being said I appreciate that he immediately stood up and accepted his fault and taken full responsibility for his act. I am strongly of the opinion that his writings and his programme are too valuable to be terminated as they present an open and progressive alternative to an otherwise narrow and closed minded trend of journalistic reporting prevalent in our media.
Totally agree alimo. The articles, in spite of their journalistic faux pas, are accurate. That is what is bugging most of negative people wanting Fareed to just "go away". He has the gun lobby pegged for exactly what it is..........a blight on this country's safety. I have heard it was media reporters affiliated with the NRA that started the complaint. If that is so, I am certain they didn't do it out of concern for journalistic integrity. They did it to rid of Fareed. His articles are accurate and we can't let the NRA win on this. Please email CNN and threaten to stop watching their channel if they don't bring Fareed back in a timely manner. We can't live without his voice of objectivity.
I rely on Fareed as the voice of reason and for bringing other reasonable voices to us. Get him a secretary to insert the quotes (or quotes within quotes) but don't take away my reason (for watching).
HIs show is the only thing that makes CNN worth watching. Please come back! Your show is the highlight of the week. Now there is only the BBC.
Still a fan, but please don't ever do this again!
Fareed is the only person I trust on TV. I think he caught the attention of the wrong people. I am certain things like this go on all the time in the media. I respect Fareed for his apology, but personally I think this whole ordeal is nonsense!
TO CNN: PLEASE DON'T DEPRIVE US OF FAREED & HIS WONDERFUL SHOW!
The news was sad thins morning without you. GPS was the best news show on T.V. please come back soon!
This totally unfair, I cannt believe it, very desapointed, Fareed Zakaria , GPS show is the best show in CNN.
Please bring him back, he is the best, very objective and intelligent. I will not see anymore shows in CNN until, Fareed Zakaria is back again.
I never write on these things, but all is forgiven as far as I am concerned and I look forward to Fareed's return.
Fareed Z is the best analyst in media. GPS is one of the most important programs on CNN. The paragraph used was not original work, but merely a chronology of factual occurrences. This probably has more to do with the clout of the NRA than journalistic excellence. Listing dates of actions is not subject to copyright. If CNN silences Fareed Z. I will probably not have a reason to watch CNN in the future.
No One should keep the Good Man down.
Just because this guy was not born in US, we are not ready to forgive his mistakes. As I remember, we have been forgiving to all the big banks Executives, who played with this country's economy for their own greed and benefit. What consequences were given to them? They are still holding their jobs, big pay checks, still manipulating the system and blaming the government for high regulations.
The point is I want everyone around here to have INTEGRITY, but do we all have it?
As the Christians say, let he who is without sin, cast the first stone. Fareed pulled a real bummer but who hasn`t? I`m sure he will go on after having been burnt. And i hope that he doesn`t let a guilt trip hang around his neck too long. Its destructive. Make amends and go on.
No GPS on Sunday? Come back soon!
Fareed Zakaria is icon that we look up to. Yes, maybe he made a mistake and he admitted . But CNN pull him off the air. It was not a right thing. It shows that they only concern about their bottom line regardless of who got them there. I will drop you CNN if Mr. Zakaria is not back on air.
This is the only program I will watch on CNN. At least it tries, for the most part., to present intelligent and informed people from various viewpoints on substantive world issues The rest of your programing I find quite uninformed and a waste of my time.
JL
If you deliberately steal a paragraph from someone's writing it should be more than a simple list that you can pull out of wikipedia. It's just a tempest in a teapot....oops! Who wrote that...who do I reference for that expression?
Bring back Fareed Zakaria. His is the only Sunday morning news show I watch because his content is international and he interviews important people we cannot see anywhere else. His commentary on TV and in Time magazine is thoughtful and intelligent. Considering all the stupid things that pass for journalism these days, his offense does not warrant the extreme response of Time magazine and CNN TV. Zakaria made a mistake, took responsibility, and he apologized. We need more journalists of his caliber and there are so few now. Let the punishment fit the crime. Bring Zakaria back to do what he does best.
Fareed You have apologized I accept, not having you on GPS will be like not having Christmas in December. You are in my mind the most intelligent and deep thinker on television news today. You are second to none. I trust that CNN forgive you also and restore you to your position on GPS. For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; no one is perfect but we can all strive to be, so Fareed get up and start again the world needs to hear your voice.
Zakaria's actions show him to be neither a good man nor honorable. CNN needs to terminate his employment. Plagiarism is the worst kind of academic fraud that one can perpetrate.
Steve, pack up your guns and go home. The article was accurate!!!!!
Steve S give your head a shake please. Why do you want to destroy people of real integrity .
I agree, Fareed is the best commentator on CNN. I watch every Sunday without fail. He has the best take on international affairs and US affairs. He is able to get the most knowledgeable guests on his CNN Sunday show. His reference to gun control without an acknowledgment is a minor laps and it certainly is not worth a severe punishment. CNN would go down a few notches if Fareed was ever let go.
I am really surprised that CNN removed the best program on their entire network, and retains someone like Wolfe who pontificates questions and provides no value added. The intelligence that Fareed adds to complex relationships around the world is great value to the listening public. Someone needs to examine what CNN is about.
I'm thinking they are in the NRA's back pocket. That explains most of this. No spine at all!!!!!
Fareed's weekly GPS program is brilliant and sorely missed. So very much happens in the world each day and we look to GPS and Fareed's brilliant reporting to guide us in evaluating a response. Curious as to whether Fareed employs interns to do basic research, though final editing is critical when using factual info from other sources. (Thanks CNN for also discovering the brilliant Candy Crowley and Piers Morgan reporters/interviewers.)
Fareed Zakaria GPS is the ONLY show I still watch on TV. If he is kept off the air, I am likely to stop watching TV all together and switch completely to online news.
Fareed is the only exception to the talking heads on CNN that have brought down the credibility of this network over the past 15 years.
CNN – I am watching...
Yes! Come back soon, I miss you! The best, most informative, drill-deep program on news-television.
In our age of information overload I believe this happens (probably more than we realize). Still remain a great fan - your hour of intelligent discussion on sundays will be missed - hurry back.
At every major university such behavior would result in expulsion. Why do you get a free pass? You should resign immediately. There are plenty of very bright people with higher personal standards who would be happy to replace you.
The risk in having an eidetic memory is that you can repeat another person's words without fully realizing it. That's my theory and I'm sticking to it. I love Fareed Zakariah and look forward to him becoming the U.S.'s next Secretary of State.
I have watched Mr. Zakaria, I have read Mr. Zakaria, I have agreed and on occasion disagreed with his views. But sadly, I feel that someone such as Mr. Zakaria – who holds others to account and constantly calls for change – has lost his legitimacy (not to quote the president.. Who loves that phrase) Although I have appreciated Mr. Zakaria in the past, without legitimacy- I could not rely on him, or his opinions in tthe future. Newscasters, like showhosts build a repor with watchers, trust is developed, once broken it is time to move on. Although I wish you a happy life, I hope that conscience will dictate that your current position is no longer appropriate. (and no, I am not a conservative- for those who will tear my comment apart)
Brenda: Don't you think that you are being a little too unkind? Fareed admitted that he made a mistake. Let us forgive him and allow this fine mind to continue doing an awesome job.
You don't need Fareed then. Just read whoever he normally "borrows" from...
Dennis, unlike Zakaria you are not being honest, because there's no evidence that he "normally" borrows from people, other than in his role as an aggregator. In this case he dishonestly stole someone else's aggregation ... Ms. Lepore's effort reading and summarizing information from a book ... but that does not appear to be his normal behavior.
Nonsense. Fareed Zakaria is a brilliant writer and commentator and he has taken full responsibility for this simple mistake. He brings clarity and wisdom to every topic he takes on. Why should his readers be punished by taking him away from us?
Sure, "brilliant" as long as he's pilfering someone else's work!
It's a matter of integrity and credibility, and you want to give him a pass on this? He deserves to be fired so he can retire to writing fiction which, after careful vetting, might be published!
"mistake"? he is wording it carefully and just saying "it" was a mistake. True responsibility would be admitting that he chose to use similar paragraphs without citing the original author.
Funny how neither Zakaria's critics nor many of his supporters are as honest as he is. It wasn't a "simple mistake", it was a "terrible mistake", an intentional failure to follow journalistic ethics ... you cannot accidentally fail to read a book that you describe with someone else's words. At the same time, this does not negate everything else he has done.
"a simple mistake"? What he did was intentional. He stole someone else's intellectual property! No wonder CNN is losing viewership. Do yourself a favor, switch over to FOX and you will see how a real upstanding news operation runs.
No One should keep the Good Man down.
Just because this guy was not born in US, we are not ready to forgive his mistakes. As I remember, we have been forgiving to all the big banks Executives, who played with this country's economy for their own greed and benefit. What consequences were given to them? They are still holding their jobs, big pay checks, still manipulating the system and blaming the government for high regulations.
The point is I want everyone around here to have INTEGRITY, but do we all have it?
Paul / Anthony – Granted, he has admitted his mistake - that is proper and respectful. I have appreciated his work, as well. However, Mr. Zakaria has been a player in this blood sport of "modern journalism" long enough to now that no one, repeat no one, can err as he did - b intent - and expect a pass and retain his credibility intact. That's a pity, but that's reality. Better that he should move on, repair his reputation elsewhere, and attempt to reinstate himself as a credible actor once again,]. Otherwise, he simply adds to the garbage pile of an untrustworthy industry.
I await to see the day the Times/Cnn correspondent will face the same
CNN Times failed to fire Alex Perry, the correspondent of Africa who keeps abusing everything african. If anyone has ever cared to wonder why Times is not popular the answer is there.
I agree with your view 100%. Fareed unfortunately lost his credibility and the right to pass judgement on others, given his own lack of judgement and opportunism. It is sad but I would have no interest in watching a program when I no longer have any faith in the so called moral arbiter, in this case the host who is now clearly a hypocrite.
Well said!
Zakaria was never the moral arbiter. He just made himself out to be one.
It is the decent people of this country that many times can be fooled into believing a charlatan like Zakaria.
But the protective laws of this nation eventually ferret out the dirt bags like him and they have.
There are few writers,analysts and hosts more involved in foreign affairs than Mr. Zakaria which leaves him open for this type of mistake due to a lapse in judgement and fact checking. His schedule needs to change as he has too much going on every week and not enough time to double check every essay,every broadcast utterance etc. CNN has suffered in the past when a former host and respected international reporter made a serious error. Time has been a bit luckier but Mr. Zakaria travels often between the blog,the magazine and his weekly Sunday program and more frequent specials. His reputation will suffer just like Anderson Cooper's if he is not more careful and editors do not demand more sourcing of his writings. He is a good man who needs more thinking time.
Could not have put it any better myself, sums up situation perfectly
Is your visitor's visa still valid?
Please drink less Kool Aid.
I am with Brenda 100%. It sounds like Fareed in his lunge for the brass ring has taken some shortcuts.
Mark,
Well said. This was my first thought too. With his Time Magazine, CNN, travel, and family responsibilities, my guess is the guy is way too busy and needs to have some reliable people to delegate to. I do not think this was deliberate. CNN- this guy is the best guy on your network... by far.
I agree completely. It would be best for Fareed to ease back to –maybe– one or two programs per month, for which he can perform all the research himself.
Also, the NY journalist should take a graceful position.
We need Fareed back!
"this type of mistake due to a lapse in judgement and fact checking"
What does that mean? He offered a description of a book he had not read ... he stole that description from someone who did. It wasn't a lapse of fact checking, it was intentional plagiarism, which he has rightly admitted to.
Needs more thinking time to determine if he should copy someone else's work or not?
Or more thinking time to dish out his clap trap?
I don't understand this apology. Is stealing from a bank a "terrible mistake" for which an apology is adequate? No, it is a crime to steal. Stepping on someones foot is a mistake for which apologies are accepted. Mr. Zakaria, please, clear this matter up and reclaim your good name.
It is your comments that are not understandable. What do you want him to do, give the words back to Ms. Lepore? He did clear this up ... he admitted to plagiarism. The consequences - as in the case for theft - are up to others.
There is no good name.
It was all a sham no more than an audacious sham.
I hope you come back as soon as you able after your suspension. You made a mistake. You apologized. The only advice I have is to try not to get overscheduled as that is when we make mistakes. Best wishes to you and your family.
With this one act of theft Fareed has committed career suicide. I doubt that CNN and Time will allow him to keep his job.
What a load of hooey! The key word is similarity. Both were citing the same work for the same reason. The paragraphs are similar because of this but it is a real stretch to accuse him of plagiarizing. Perhaps some jealousy at work here given that Fareed is one of the handful of those calling themselves journalists that actually deserve to be called a journalist.
Way too much ado about nothing. Which is understandable when one considers that the phrase is also a spot on description of what the mass Media serves up as supposedly responsible journalism these days.
Bill, what is it with you folks who cannot be as honest as Zakaria? it isn't just a matter of similarity; *Lepore read the book and Zakaria didn't*. Her words were drawn from her own effort of reading the book and laying out what it stated; his words were drawn from her. It's clear plagiarism, and it is grossly dishonest to deny it.
Evidently you did not read the two paragraphs complained of in the Times carefully. The two paragraphs as they stand do not amount to plagiarism. Using plain facts reported by another journalist in a respectable magazine is not by any stretch of PC madness plagiarism. The unfortunate Fareed did not lift the opinion of the New Yorker writer (about the "nuance" of the book) , just the facts. He named the source, a book. He just replayed the FACTS in the book, according to the New Yorker report. Plagiarism is adopting someone else's art without attribution. There is no art in the NYorker quote except for the "nuanced" compliment.
You need a different example before you can charge plagiarism. Is there one? I haven't seen one reported which is any different. Presumably there is or Fareed has panicked and been derailed without justification. Or maybe it is the lynch mentality he fears with justification. The lynch mob mentality you seem to share is certainly a danger to the community. Repeating facts with their original book source in an order dictated by dates is not.
Skepticnyc: I did read it, and you are prevaricating.
SO WHY DID ZAKARIA APOLOGIZE PRAY TELL?
Not likely this is the only instance. It never is with things like this. It is not like it was an accident...probably the tip of the iceberg...
You're probably one of those folk who treat your own imaginings and suppositions as if they were proven facts.
I am definitely saddened by this event. In today's world of online journalism, it is very hard to find something that cannot be viewed as similar to another. I believe it's true that every writer obtains ideas and thoughts from another. In fact, writers thrive on one another's thoughts and ideas, but to simply clip a paragraph and present that information as one's own is a terrible lapse. As a blog writer, I always try credit my sources, where they come from ... especially if the verbiage I use is similar to another. While Mr. Zakaria deserves some level discredit for his actions, he has been a wonderful proponent of ideas, soundly formulated and presented well. My problem with simply terminating the guy is the lack of clear level-headed ideas that promote discussion versus confrontation. He will be missed. But I am sure he will return, whether it is on this venue or another.
It's not a mere matter of similarity. The similarity is just the *evidence* ... evidence that he did not read the book, that he stole the description of its content from Ms. Lepore.
Where will the balance in sociopolitical and economic commentary come from? I hope this is simply a brief hiatus and you probably need a vacation anyway! So look on the bright side
One should writte at most three column a week . Readers read only an article but writter know how much mental pressure need to be taken . Over writting is a problem for brain . .Who are blaming Zakaria they must pay prize for it in future because everyone mistakes . They have to get similar reprehending . I am not your fan because I am not the supporters of what you are , i am follower of what you were . I often made remark against you on this blog because it is for my ideology . but it does not mean that I will also do now because it is also for my ideology I follow and you also followed . the mistake is totally unintentional as I expect , so everyone should forgive him . Although it will frustrate many readers . But we judge people by action but Allah judge people by intention . We should follow the rule of Allah . Hope you can overcome this debacle as soon as possible . All the best .
I am the Old Goat, in my 81st year – I understand apologies, BUT, I am still confused about the "POST"!
Will you elaborate, Mr. Zakaria?
Papa Foote, The Old Goat
papafoote
His post is not an apology. It is a constipated phony sitting on the toilet and straining.
your jokes very annoying & idiotic. Get off this site please.Farid has been an original. He may have taken words from other writers in this case but any one who watches Zakara on Sudays GPS realizes the high standard of intallectual discourse Farid brings to the show. Hope CNN & Time have the sense to bring him back soon. We may quit watching CNN & stop reading Time if Farid is not brought back soon. We need the sanity of Farid Zakaria in an otherwise silly season of Campaigning.
Areswara
Please stop watching CNN and hold your breath to see if anyone cares. It may improve CNN's viewership standard if you quit.
I have liked and enjoyed FK. He has a great (uncommon) ability to choose topics, commentators and allow them to speak a full idea with minimal interruption. He is more like a a good teacher than a regular TV or magazine editor, journalist, commentator. That is why I find his apology lacking. I would like to know what he believes he did wrong and hear his explanation as to why and how it happened. Selfishly, I would like to understand why he did it, because he is unique in the journalism which I can access today; I would undoubtedly miss him. There is no repairing of broken heroes, pristine no more, the cracks will forever show. Yet, the experience of those scars, may make them that much more valuable in teaching us. Wether because he is removed (or removes himself) from his present postions or he looses my trust I would miss him. A better explanation from him, I trust would allow me to continue to have him as a teacher.
Why is this so hard for some to understand? He cut a corner by lifting someone else's description of a book - a book she read - rather than read it himself. That's an intentional violation of journalistic ethics. This "terrible mistake", this "lapse" (of judgment, ethical standards, good behavior) will cost him dearly ... rightfully.
I agree with the majority of posts – he has lost whatever credibility he may have had and, if CNN or Time keep him post-suspension, their ethics will be no greater than his failed ones. Turf him permanently. No loss at all!!
Whoa here. Fareed's GPS is the one bright spot for me on Sunday morning. I can't believe so many people are going to great lengths to put him down. Please tell me no other journalist of his standing hasn't made an error........he apologized. Let it go.
Hemang
I know you are from the same country as Zakaria.
Look at the state of your country. NO ONE is held accountable.
No wonder !!
My birth certificate says 10-24-27, Illinois. Don't jump to conclusions. Enought posts have already done that. If and when he has to leave Time and CNN, I'll have my remote ready to click on whatever network is smart enough to get for their line up. Does that answer your question? 'K
You are such a punk politely stating it ! why Do not you go back to where ever your great grand father came from ? People or bigots like you make America look bad. Why do not you send your 10 grade kid to pass 5th grade math or engleesh (lol) in India ? Oh I am sorry .....how about you take the test to see if you could pass it ? Have you realized Indian in the United Sates are on the top bracket when income is concerned ?
About FK : we all do mistakes on jobs and yes it is serious but you donot have to be f ugly about it. Love FJ and we need more people like FK to make US of A a great nation.
Hemang
10-24-27 ??
God you are ancient !! I guess its all possible in Illinois.
Melodie Faith
Is it FK or FJ ? Or FZ ?
Your IQ bracket is indeed the lowest !
Excellent Reply Hemang!!! I think Zakria is the best sane reporter out there. He brings new prospective to situations around the world. Every time you watch, read and listen to this man.....You learn something...Something which helps, see things from a different angle. I hope this man comes back and reclaim his THRONE!!!
"What he has done is a mistake. We are Human...We all make Mistakes.People like Fareed Zakaria just don't make those mistakes again. They learn and move on."
Its too bad you did this CNN ,One of the few that knows the world and asks tough questions,Yes he did not do the RIGHT thing since when have you CNN done that?You have slowL-Y taken your good ones away!! Don't lose him no one NO one has the depth that Fareed has.In an election year you better keep him around!
You appear to be on drugs !!
Ah, so I seem ancient to you. Perhaps when you grow up and hopefully participate in the real world, you will find age and being open minded is an advantage.
PS: I didn't say I was in Illinois. I only stated where my birth certificate originated.
Fareed, do the right thing. not suicide, but walk before they make you run!
Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha!!!!!
I love it!
What a sanctimonious load of cr*p Zakaria is!
I have always held Mr. Zakaria with the highest regard. He was probably one of the few on CNN that is really worth a darn. Most of CNN only cares about politics and the election. Valuable news is no longer meaningful to the network. CNN lost its direction years ago. GPS is the only program I watch on CNN. This situation is horribly unfortunate. I have not been able to compare the writings but given the fact that Mr. Zakaria has admitted guilt then I have lost 100% of my faith in the man. Plagiarism does not warrant suspension from Time & CNN... it warrants termination. Mr. Zakaria has lost my respect and I will not longer watch him program or reading any future article by him. Such a shame to have had someone of such talent fall to this level!
Fareed – Sorry about this mess – but we need more like you not fewer! the US pays so little attention to foreign affairs – you're one of the few who make it interesting... hurry back!
I think this type of mistake should not be detrimental to his career. Fareed's programs regarding jobs, healthcare and other issues are what we really need to focus on these days, he sounds sincere about motivitating americans to resolve our current issues.
I believe he should be fired without delay.
I have always maintained that Zakaria was a so called self appointed "Mr Know It All."
And now it is clear that his knowledge comes from the works of others.
The sanctimonious son of a .itch. A complete phony who I hope will not be allowed back on air or in print.
I SURELY DON'T WISH TO SEE OR READ HIM.
He is not regarded with respect with most other good journalists that's for sure.
\you have a good intuition. to know how bad this guy is, please read Idslamophobia, the ideological campaign against Muslims by Stephen Sheehi. You will get to know how bad this man is.
First Joe Biden now Fareed. Liberal shills who plagiarize. No surprise here.
Lol you liberals will defend anyone. Fareed is an American-hating POS who got cheating just like Joe Biden.
you conservatives defended Bush/Cheney! At least his guy admits if he made a mistake.
Blame it on Bush! That'll win the election.
You just forgot to place quotation marks
I read both articles and see what happend. On a side note, I have read all your articles, books and listen to GPS weekly and your books heavy scrutinezed and talked about in many of my graduate international classes. I never saw any ideas stolen, plagerized or so forth. In this situation, a mistake happened, you acknowledged it and now we move on. I don't like the fact that CNN has suspended your show and so has Time Magazine. I also find it highly interesting that the text was brought to the forfront by the Conservative Web Site Newsbusters. Fareed Zakaria is one of the last few great journalists, and I wouldn't be surprised that he gets more scrutiny by the right than any other. If that is the case, why does FOX NEWS get away with FALSE NEWS? There are more lies, misinformation, plagerism of ideas and cliff notes of news than any other individual or industry today.
Another sanctimonious lefty blow-hard bites the dust. Good that the suspension is short, as he will stay on with CNN and Time just long enough to discredit these "news sources" (hah!) even more.
Couldn't happen to a nicer shill.
Since you are such a fan, you need to read the book, Islamophobia the Ideological Campaogn against Muslims, by professor Stephen Sheehi. You will discover that this guy is just a snake oil salesman. You know they have to be good
his doctorate dissertation should be examined for such little mistakes like that
A respected journalist is one who admits when he makes mistakes. We are all human and make mistakes. Often the biggest mistakes carry the greatest lessons. This was a big one.
Fareed, the question is not did you write a few paragraphs with a little unacknowledged 'help.' The problem is that this shows a type of intellectual laziness. I am lazy myself and when I do something from laziness I tend to repeat it. I disagree with you and the lady in question about gun control but you two had intelligent and well reasoned arguments for your position. What troubles me is whether you got caught the first time you got lazy of the one hundred and first. I fear that no matter what you have permanently damaged your credibility. It is going to be a question mark on anything you have ever done or will do. I hope you survive and this turns out to be only "a learning experience."
Serious laspe!? You knew what you were doing...you're just sorry you got caught!
be tough fareed. you are one of the smartest guys ive ever seen. the world needs your mind.
Obviously the world does not need YOUR mind.
Media not being honest? I'm am quite surprised. Perhaps they all need a refresher course in integrity.
dont listen to some of these people leaving nasty comments, they are fools. you have more intelligence in your fingernail then ten generations of their backwards inbred families.
THIS GUY IS EUOPEAN TYPE SOCIALIST. HIS WHOLE BODY OF WORK SHOULD BE SCRUTINIZED.I never watch him anymore. He should be FIRED IMMEDIATELY....
To Fareed, I accept your apology. I am saddened, but, I will get over it.
To TIme and CNN, Please recognize that Fareed is a calm voice of reason in a season of shouting.
To Everyone, We need productive discussion not polarizing screaming here in this forum, in the media, and especially in Congress.
Well stated!
exactly mel.
come back better then ever fareed !!!
Fareed is the only reason I subscribe to Time magazine. When he left Newsweek so did I. If he leaves Time magazine I'll go too.
It was a mistake; he's admitted it. OK, now move on.
Fareed it's okay, it must have been an oversight. You are too brilliant to lift anyone's work. Please hurry back you are one of the best journalist in the game, plus I have a crush on you...lol. Seriously, your fans need you back.
Your program on Sunday is something I look forward to. Hope you are back on the air soon.
If CNN or Time gets rid of Fareed I am DONE with CNN. Get over it, the man is brilliant and he adds an amazing international perspective to CNN. He is so dignified, we need to see this man. CNN and TIME please get over it, and recognize how amazing this man is.
Zakaria is nothing more than another talking head. "Not an original thought in his head" I said two years ago, now I'm proven right. As my mother stated 50 years ago, "when the government starts taking away your guns, start buying more". Mind your own business Mr. Zakaria, before someone starts paying close attention to yours.
We can see that with such a wise mother, only wisdom could come out of you. I do seem to notice some veiled threat, are somehow related to the "freedom to use as many deadly weapons as I want lobby"? Or are you just an ordinary intolerant right winger which are so persistently represented in the nonsense in these comments about how a centrist commentator should be condemn to eternal silence for a mistake?
Fareed, I am disappointed because I depend on you for the truth. I accept your apology, it is going to be a long month without you.
I do not want to lose the brightest guy on Sunday morning talk shows. He apologized and accepted his punishment. I define that as mature and responsible. Let's move on for heavens sake.
I have always considered FZ to be nothing more than a regurgitator of conventional "wisdom" from the mainstream political establishment. He's never really contributed anything original as far as I'm concerned. He's never done anything but play it safe and just read his CFR talking points. Unfortunately, whatever replaces him will probably be even more vapid and devoid of principles and logic.
He is a cut and paste expert. He is an expert on Russia yet speaks no Russian. He is an expert on Syria yet speaks no Levant Arabic. His fans were a few hipsters in NYC and London.
Arguably, Fareed is one of (if not) the findest mind on CNN. I have relished every opportunity to listen to his incisive commentaries particularly on GPS. As I have said elsewhere, Fareed made a mistake. He has apologized, I accept his apology and feel that he should be given an opportunity to learn from this unfortunate experience, as well as given a chance to restore his credibility.
And how exactly will his credibility be restored?????????
By continuously watching FOX news, of course! I am a fan too, the best unintended comedy on TV
well fareed, finally you have made it painfully obvious that you are just another "tool," and repeat what others tell you to say. you mean..you can't even think of these things on your own..wow..
in this case, gun control. and this move makes us safe from bad guys..how exactly...oh you mean when the bad guys can EASILY obtain illegal guns from any trunk of a car through a cartel or gang. got it.
{it's almost as if you were edumacated in the USA by the fabulous teachers here, of whom, many make sure they have pensions and benefits inorder, before getting prepared to walk into a classroom}.
thanks..
Here's what happened: Fareed delegated a research assistant to summarize Adam Winkler's book, "Gunfight" for him. The RA cribs from Lepore's essay and hands the paragraph to Fareed, who promptly tightens it up and drops it into his column. If Fareed is guilty of a crime, it's not stealing, but rather failing to exercise some quality control over his RAs. CNN has vastly overreacted. He's been more humiliated than most of us ever will be; if the honchos in Atlanta know what's good for them, they will let this smart man continue providing the tremendous public service that his show GPS represents. MSNBC would do well to swoop in and steal Fareed from them.
How can one be an expert on what Russians need and yet speak NO RUSSIAN. How can one be an expert on what Syrians need and yet speak NO LEVANT ARABIC? I have spent most of my life studying, learning, and traveling in Russia. I still feel that I know little about the culture or the people! Yet, this character is an expert on the evils of Putin and what Russians need. He does the same with Syria now. If he was legit he would just say let Russians and Syrians decide what they want.
Stop that nonense. He never made such claims, he was a commentator on foreign affairs and had a Ph.D. In international relations which is more than most such can say. Do you really want to follow on the logic of your claim and state that all speakers of Arabic in its regional variants are expoerts on the Middle Eastern policy?
You let yourself off too easily, Fareed. Thousands listen to you as an informed and ethical voice in a world that is often irrational and unethical. It's a heartache for your viewers and for those who try to stay informed in a neutral and unbiased way that you've lost credibility in a world that desperately needs your clear reasoning and critical thinking.
Let he who has not sinned, cast the first stone............
But sinners pay for their sins.
Crucify him! Where did I here that one before?! I am sure you right wing Bible lovers can find out...
Zakaria's act was the height of intellectual dishonesty, and he deserves to be fired from CNN. No matter what he does henceforth, his professional reputation is damaged beyond repair. CNN owes its viewers the assurance that its contributors are not intellectual thieves. Continuing to employ Zakaria on any level would diminish CNN's journalistic credibility. Zakaria's actions go beyond "mistakes" or sloppiness; they are fundamentally dishonest. Moreover, an apology does not suffice. Zakaria certainly will not be taken seriously in the global debate in the future, and he unequivocally deserves to be fired.
He stole from a Yale scholar at that. He is a trustee at Yale. Ouch. That will not be forgotten in his circles. He will have to reinvent himself. Maybe he can become a new age guru or pastor at a mega church.
Steve S says: “Zakaria's act was the height of intellectual dishonesty.” But, if Zakaria had given Jill Lepore credit for quoting her in the first place, would Steve S say that "Zakaria’s act was the height of intellectual honesty?" Hardly, because Steve S is obviously an NRA devotee, and the statistics FZ had quoted clearly show how all of the NRA’s anti-gun-control positions result in terrible damage nationwide. No. Most likely Steve S would turn around and say that “Zakaria’s act was the height of intellectual dishonesty,” because he admitted to quoting Jill Lepore's dirty lousy bunch of lies about the NRA!
My point is that Steve S is not interested in intellectual honesty or dishonesty, and wouldn't know "the height" of either if it bit him on the nose. He puts his two cents in here because Zakaria is a known opponent of the NRA. and the plagiarism issue gives Steve S a chance to give him a swift kick or two while he's down.
Not to worry. Very few people read your Time columns or watch your abysmal show. Your secret is safe.
You are a dip...Diplomad.
Hurry back fareed.
Not one person here can claim to have lived a life free of dumb mistakes. I, for one, am willing to let Fareed have a chance to redeem himself and I think CNN should do the same. He is obviously an intelligent and thoughtful person who let this one slip. Hurry back, Fareed.
I remain a big fan! Fareed is the voice of reason
Amen!
Fareed, I believe you were "influenced" by the article and did not violate copyrights. This could happen to anybody. Please don't loose heart. You are one of the few people I look forward to hearing. Your GPS programming has superb content and beats any other current affairs program in all of North America. Hope you could overcome this small hurdle and back to business-as-usual quickly.
I looked at the paragraph–not a complete resemblance and the words chosen are different. It is a trivial paragraph on a book and nothing so critical or original. So, it is a marginal case of plagiarism. We hope to read your profound analyses and commentaries rather sooner, than later!
Would Yale be as forgiving if one of its current student committed plagiarism? As another poster commented it is intellectual theft and Fareed should face the consequences.
I agree it is marginal compared to the volume of logic and critical thought he brings to the vast wasteland of media news channels. Please bring Mr Zakaria back quickly. The mistake was nominal. and the amount of reading he does to inform the rest of us makes this an honest mistake.
Liberal hacks are so used to utilizing the same talking points it's so wonder he did this. Liberals all use the same words, phrases ("women's right to access", "tax cuts for the rich, etc)...
As others have said, this is much ado about nothing. Both articles gave credit to the original source. The similarities in the two paragraphs citing that source are of no consequence. If Fareed is not going to be on CNN Sunday morning, then CNN will not be on in our home on Sunday – GPS is all we watch. Please put GPS back on the air (with Fareed as host).
CNN – please do NOT take off one of your very best for an error that has been admitted and acknowledged. I too agree most likely an error by research staff and not intentional. To err is human. GPS is one of few TV shows I watch regularly without fail. A brillant scholar with highly interesting guests. CNN stand by him – don't fold. Haven't time to list all the Corporate goofs and no one gets fired – just a lower bonus. Are the Super Pacs being punished for false information being shuffed down our throats? The "news" media needs more like Fareed, not less. News is asking the right questions and following the road often less traveled. The "great" news commentators took risks and their networks stood by them. A bigger error is making up news – editing to make your point, not attempting to deliever information that the viewer can decide. You do not have to alway agree with Fareed, but he gives you a fair attempt to provide all sides. He is rare is today's babble news. A good news commentator does provide controversy, a good network understands that and has the abilty to provide their employee opprotunity to explain and MOVE ON. I plead be a real news network. Be tough and recogonize this error does not end a career. Give him the opportunity to build his path back to his dedicated viewers. But give him a chance.
An "error" would have to imply an unintentional act. He knew exactly what he was doing when he lifted (stole) someone else's work! Wake up!
Dependent Thnker, go back to your right wing fake news sources, at least FZ apparently borrowed from a reliable and pertinent one list of facts.
I am disappointed in Fareed's lack of judgment. But his GPS broadcast is excellent. More than any other broadcast and print journalist I can recall, he has surfaced important issues with excellent guests. I urge CNN and others to give him a second chance. GPVS iis the only national news show I watch regularly.
Waiting for Fareed Zakaria's quick return to his regular activity. CNN & Time have over-reacted by suspending him. It sems to me some how they were pressured to do so by right-wing forces. Hope I am wrong. In any case, it is important to let Fareed Zakaria do what he does best i.e. create a wonderful forum for intelligent discussion on various topics. Bring him back ASAP please.
ARESwara
You are a dip.
Zakaria's regular activity is no more than capitalizing on his audacity nothing more.
We want you back on air ASAP!!! You have the most insightful show on CNN and Sunday morning talkshows.
It would be a great loss if CNN or Time decide not to reinstate Fareed Zakaria. His show is the only Sunday show my entire family records each Sunday.
I am very disappointed in you, Fareed. Please be sure not to make that mistake again. You are an excellent journalist we need particularly this year. Thanks for the apology. Please return soon with a new mindset.
Fareed hope you can think now at least One time about who actually you are . Where were you and Where you are now . Did you obtain anything ? Back to what you were .
Having dinner w/ Dan Rather tonight I assume...
That's where he belongs.
Wow the gun lobby has some pull!! That is not plagerism! There is alot of discussions out there and some overlap. Fareed is the only thought provoking jounalist out there who speaks to all differing opinions and analyzes the shortcomings in their arguements in a thoughtful and intelligent manner. Too bad CNN and Time do not have the guts to stand behind their people.I guess the are scared of the NRA also. I miss the days of brave journalism!!!!
Stand behind a flagrant plaigirizer?
Fareed is the one guiding light that I trust completely. I suspect the long knives have come out because his honest reporting and commenting have upset some sponsers. I will no longer watch CNN and will not renew Time subscription
You are an honorable man of the highest character, sir. There are many politicians and corporate leaders who can learn much from you. Thank you for your apology.
Fareed, as a general reader, it looks like a technical mistake, made because of lack of time to edit every word you present.
Much of the criticism is based on blind technicality, personal jealousy and disagreement with your philosophical viewpoints in general.
Go through this testing time and come out stronger...
You have a talent and we appreciate it...
and BTW, great no nonsense apology
Chaudhuri
Wow ! What other type of apology could it have been? He is trying to save his sorry a__.
This is a character trait of his type.
He has done nothing but use to his advantage the "freedom of speech " that exists in this country.
Any other place he would have been fired long time back.
Even then he overplayed his had and now his is getting what he deserved.
There is no technicality here. Its just plain lack of original ideas of his own.
You really area a joke, unlike me (I am not really a hired gun) Even if he plagiarized it was from a true historical description of gun control history in the US that your lot has been distorting for decades in total impunity.
Technical error – CNN DO NOT take this talented man off the air. Allow him the air time to come back. CNN it's time you have courage in this mine field of "new" news media. Most "news" are quotes taken out of context. Do NOT let Fareed and his dedicated viewers down now. If you do shame on you. Try to raise above the "news shows" and allow a news journalist do his job. Stand by him. Give him air time.
Let those without mistakes throw the first stone, hurry back Fareed.
Sooo.. CNN....I notice one of your so called "investigative reporters" Fareed Zakaria was busted "reporting" someone elses hard work as his own!... LOL!! The CNN anchor playbook.. if you cant earn a scoop its no prob! make one up or just steal it!. Another clear example of the left wing parasite work ethic. Funny... seems all of the Liberal rag websites (including CNN) have the story buried on page 30 or its not its not even reported at all. Fareed, Fasheed,Seaweed or whatever that joke of a loudmouths name is finally exposed as another pathetic winner of the infamous Dan Rather award. Way to go CNN!
If you still believe in Fareed, please join the group on Facebook – "We still believe in Fareed Zakaria"
Doesn't show up.
We have watched and read Fareed for years. We love GPS. EVERYONE makes errors, the difference is in how you respond to them. He has admitted his error and apologized to Jill Lepore. Fareed has demonstrated his integrity and he should be allowed to continue his work at both Time and CNN.
Fareed our Sunday mornings will be the worse without you.
Totally infair... Fareed...Please come back!!!!! You have been victimised by the gun Lobby...Please fight back!!!
For every week after this week that Fareed is suspended, I am not reading, watching, or listening to CNN. If Fareed leaves, we will most definitely follow him to whichever network picks him up. People make mistakes, his research assistants and editors should share in the blames as well. I am so very impressed by Fareed's response, and CNN is blessed to have such an honorable man. I bet Fareed is being harder on himself than anyone else is upon him. I would LOVE to watch Fareed give an interview to the person he plagiarized. Fareed, if you read this, know that your work is inspiring a generation and having a profound impact upon the consciousness of the nation. There are too few journalists like you out there, and we need you badly! No matter what happens, keep helping us to stay in touch.
One of the few intelligent and informative shows left on TV, and the rabid bosses of CNN are hell bent in screwing it up. The guy made a mistake and has apologized. Lets move on, RESTORE the show immediately. Do not be over zealous to present CNN as some paragon of virtue, which it ain't, if not for 1-2 shows like these, I would not waste my time on CNN.
Request to CNN to immediately restore the GPS show. This show is the only reason I watch CNN.
Fareed Zakaria GPS need to be immediately restored and made available this Sunday. I need to know who is the person or persons in CNN who decided to suspend after the guy sincerely apologized. And as for Time magazine, not to worry, they'll be out of biz soon. Anyway who reads Time anymore, it is a dinosaur of the past age, outlived, a mediocre news magazine pretending to be somewhat superior journalism which it was not.
Do not worry Fareed, you'll come back with even more higher viewership and ratings. This faux paus is a blessing in disguise, however you may not like or regret. CNN is playing a crooked game of pretending to punish you, but using the situation to take advantage of the negative publicity, as it will result in more viewership, as now the news is all over the world – free publicity. This is not a cynical view, but a real thing, or who watches CNN. Tell me anything useful which comes on it, except yours and 1-2 other shows, and even those others are not consistent or higher quality as yours.
Does anyone really think Fareed did this PERSONALLY, and INTENTIONALLY? That he really believed no one would read both articles and notice? Of course not. No doubt an assistant screwed up. Stuff happens–remember? No one died. Fareed is the smartest guy on television, and, no doubt, one of the most honest in a field that smells with the odor of mendacity. We need Fareed; we want Fareed.
I have never watched or read Fareed before. But my sympathies goes out for him. As I was reading above, popular and successful journalists like Fareed himself have a research/support team for their articles, and it might have been a juvenile mistake by one of his colleagues and he might be taking a fall . Don't be too harsh on him as he has accepted his mistake. You can't do anything about it.
Read both articles. Fareed "secondary" sourced. Not a good thing to do and he should apologize (and be sanctioned), but he didn't rip off the article. Sounds like he was too busy to be careful....oh, well, he won't do that again. After two weeks, I hope that he is back because he is a first rate journalist. This isn't Millie Vanillie, just a good guy who needed to get something out and wasn't careful.
Dear Fareed, You are an intelligent person. You didn't need to lift a paragraph from someone else's work. However, you have apologized for the mistake. I suggest you decide yourself how to restore your credibility, which is not your alone but ours too. With you always. Warm regards
hello Fareed – we all have less words these days, but I agree with Anand find your way back. It will be hard, in this country there are double standard* (credit to whom ever said that term) I dont do CNN but for the 10 sunday slot. Guess I wont be now.
however, Clinton kept his head up so should you! Time heals all wounds, never let them see you sweat!!Maybe Current? join Elliot I so want another another station of intelligent unbiased reporting!
I have watched/read Fareed since 90s, so I can say that his analysis is authentic and original. He provokes and brings new thinking in foreign affairs matter. I can very well say that he is most prolific and best in his field. One genuine error can not be excuse to put black mark on his whole past.
I see this apology very humble and genuine. Hope all readers, well wishers , Fareed's colleagues and CNN/Time can accept this apology in earnest so that he can be back early. Furthermore, I am sure Fareed will bounce back and if not CNN someone else will give him a second chance.
for skeptical go to Charlie Rose's website and watch some old interview of Fareed and judge yourself.
"Let he who has not sinned be the first to cast a stone"... Fareed does a good job of discussing important issues in the world of gobal politics and diplomacy. His shows are well researched and I believe the panelists feel a sense of fairness. Let the man live
While I think Fareed's mistake is unacceptable and irresponsible, thinking the fact that the mistake might have been commited by α̲̅ research assistant seems to pour some ice on the anger
Someone just pointed put some very basic editorial mistakes in one of his article a day or two ago. Some sloppy works, which is not of a typical professional reporter like Fareed. I think either an assistant has screwed up or he was overloaded himself and made mistakes. Hope you will be back soon, Fareed. Life is boring without your opinions and discussions.
It is indeed very bad judgement that the act is not at all necessary as the paragraph concerned is merely summarizing history originally provided by the professor in his book and there is no need to even lift what the New Yorker journalist wrote as her summary. This is an unforced error. It sounds like this act was due to sheer lazyness and perhaps because of the mistaken view that it may be tolerated as no original commentary or opinion is involved. If you look at it deeply, this tannamounts to literature review and no original opinion or commentary is involved. However, Fareed should have known better as this is a “cardinal sin” in journalism.
I think that it is fair to give second chance to Fareed to redeem himself and to continue his contributions considering the greater good for the readers and viewers of TIME and CNN. He demonstrated balanced views of international affairs that are very important to the rational viewers, i contrast to the likes of Amb.. Bolton who always tell one side of the story.
We routinely give second chance to many of our leaders and celebrities. After all, we have re-elected Senator David Vitter, President Bill Clinton, Senator Storm Thurmond, etc. and revived the careers of Charlie Sheen, Robert Downey Jr, Tiger Woods, etc. after their respective misconducts.
Fareed Zakaria was an early and very vocal supporter of the invasion of Iraq. As such, he has on his hand the blood of hundreds of thousands. What is a bit of cut and pasting to such a person?
fareed is one of the best geo-political journalist around...he is the more reason we watch cnn today
Fareed is the most passionate and talented foreign policy journalist I have read or listened to. We need to hear his and his guests unique perspective on world events, otherwise we are stuck with whatever one sided viewpoint the government or mass media wants to shove down our throat. Please leave this intelligent, thought provoking show on the air. I accept your apology, Fareed. Try not to overwork yourself.
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at least he is ethical enough to admit the error- let us not punish him for long- he is too good , and too original to be forced down by rivals- if cnn/time cannot keep him i am sure there are many other more sensible and practical news organisations who would love to have this gem of a journalist- we are with you fareed zakaria- there are thousand/millions of your faithful readers/viewers who would vouch for you- rgds- you can even start your own news channel or online blog if necessary
Fareed the best... It's not right spoiling the career of a talented journalist. I hope TIME and CNN will keep up that leadership value!
The incident has been blown out of proportion. This is a tiny blip in a sterling career. Fareed did not appropriate anybody's ideas, he recited objective facts - it's just a matter of his phraseology. I'm confident Fareed will be back in no time with characteristic verve!
SHAME ON YOU FAREED FOR WORST CRIME A WRITER CAN DO. YOU GOT THE JUSTICE FOR HIDING THE FACTS AND WRITING ONLY TO PLEASE THE READERS. NOW HIDE YOUR FACE AND BETTER BUY A ONE WAY TICKET BACK TO INDIA.
Sadly,Fareed, my favorite CNN journalist needs to resign.
Go out Fareed.
come back when you have done your penitence.
I'm sorry to hear about this mess. But I think that Fareed is an honorable guy who made a bad mistake–we all do things we wish we hadn't. The point is to redeem oneself and move forward. His gentle, smart style is one I wish more of us emulated.
Good luck, Fareed
Fareed obviously reads a lot and I'm surprised that with the amount of material journalists like Fareed produce that more mistakes of this sort are not made. It is right for CNN and Newsweek to call him [and his support team] out on this but then lets move on His contribution to the national [and international] discussion is too valuable to be without for long.
I am a little confused, since when has there been a copyright to ideas, thoughts and opinions, they are always shared, infact it the very act of sharing these that makes a idea grow and get better, If the original author wants a ego trip a statement acknowledging that hers was the "original view" and no other human being before her had similar thoughts should suffice it, for Gods sake let Farred talk sense into American politics and Media, cause there is no one at this present moment who comes anywhere even close to his astute "original ideas".
Get Fareed back!!! nobody cares... We want him back! it's the best show on tv
Think what CNN would be saying if it were a FOX reporter.
If FOX would only copy some rigorous facts for a change, it would be a remarkable improvement
My grandfather was a poet. He said "This happens all the time. It is a hazard of reading other works." Something else is afoot here. I would not have counted this as plagiarism. We all borrow from Virgil, Milton and Shakespeare as often as a lyric of a song creeps into our prose. CNN has something against a great man. I wonder what the real story is.
We value GPS as well as reading Fareed's writings in Time magazine. He provides thoughtful comments and leads good discussions on wide ranging issues that are important to us as Americans. We will miss his presence greatly during the suspension, but urge CNN to keep such a valued journalist.
Mr. Fareed Zakaria is, by far, the Most Intelligent voice in TV. He is the main and Only reason I still watch CNN.
i am saddened by this development `Fareed is an intellectual giant with a clear and common sense approach to the complex issues that face our fast changing world
I took Zakaria’s expertise on Islam to task in my 2009 book Defeating Political Islam: The New Cold War.
Still, I think that this is not a case of plagiarism, in the sense of stealing someone else’s ideas, other than being a bad case of journalism.
Given the fact that he is prolific, bad journalism once in a while is acceptable and perhaps, is unavoidable.
I also think that Zakaria brings certain skills that are unmatched by anyone else. The GPS program at CNN is by and far is the best program of its kind, because of him. Many, if not most of his opinion pieces are insightful and are standouts.
I would hope that good sense prevails in the end. This is really a trivial mistake, considering his whole body of outstanding original work thus far.
He has apologized and has learnt his lesson.
This is plagiarism, plain and simple. Unfortunately, some are too wrapped up in his likability. Yes, he may have some redeeming qualities in his reporting. However, to simply take an excerpt from a book and rearrange a few words is strictly forbidden in journalism circles. I think he was probably busy and thought he was intelligent enough to slip one by his readers. Shame on him for believing that he has superior intellect.
FZ is outstanding and this lapse shouldn't besmirch a sterling career. Some "copy and paste" material that never got rephrased. Period. In my books, overwork is to blame; the guy simply has way too much on his plate - he is not superhuman, after all. With more time, he would have revised this piece more diligently. It’s difficult for me to imagine this gentleman, with so much at stake, wilfully plagiarizing such a relatively inconsequential material.
GPS is probably the most intellectually rigorous global TV program. The incalculable worth of the education and enlightenment - and hence, social service - that GPS provides should weigh heavily in shaping whatever mitigating action CNN elects to take in this evidently unfortunate matter.
spot on Chike. You are Freedman make sense. I want him back on CNN immediately. Pencils have erazers because those who manufacture them know humans are error prone. In an Age where reading and writing are intertextual ambushing a brilliant scholar like GPS with a charge of plagarism especially with such "inconsequential" reference is ridiculously finicky.
spot on Chike. You and Freedman make sense. I want him back on CNN immediately. Pencils have erazers because those who manufacture them know humans are error prone. In an Age where reading and writing are intertextual ambushing a brilliant scholar like GPS with a charge of plagarism especially with such "inconsequential" reference is ridiculously finicky
If the Fox Propoganda Network can have G. Gordon Liddy, Olly North and half a dozen other criminals on their show, if CNN can turn a blind eye to Piers position in the British voicemail scandal, they had better keep Fareed and get the show back on the air. I never miss it.
You have to give person a chance. He is the reason most of our family watch CNN. Bring him back!
I'm totally with you sean
We understand that people can make a mistake. Fareed is the best interviewer on television, and should be given another chance! We hope that CNN reconsiders their decision soon! Our sincere best to him at this time.
Fareed, this is not the first time you have been caught usin other peoples work as your own, you are a joke as a journalist with or without the plagiarism, now you are a joke who steals other peoples works and use it as your own to make your awful points. Go back and pander to your muslim brothers, they have plenty of propaganda for you to spread YOUR A JOKE
He has done this one too many times. He should be removed from his position at Time and he should no longer be considered a reporter and should be fired from CNN. He appears to be very intellectually lazy using other people's research while making next to no changes to language. He even used the same commencement speech at Harvard and Duke and he was paid for both appearances. Can you not create a new speech when you are paid?
What is interesting here, is that not only he is not a copycat to anyone, he is the most original commentator in US tevlevision. Other then GPS – CNN is unwatcabale. He is original, deep, helpful to breakdown highly complicated matters into something simple. Who is the creep in CNN who can sit judgment on trhis briliant guy ?
This is not the first time Fareed has been caught. Such a fancy education and big ego who thinks he has a lot of important things to say. So pompous. I bet if we could go back to review his school and university work we would find that he cheated there too. A pattern is a pattern. While Fareed says some interesting things amongst all of his talking, so does anyone. Fareed is a pure phony. His credibility is shot. If CNN puts him back on or Time restores his column, they are going to show what they really care about. Journalistic integrity and believability would not be it.
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We want Fareed. I am on CNN for only Fareed. This is the only fair and informative arena with equal voice to all parties. Whatever the cause they made up I feel it is the domestic trivials of the USA political agenda- which I take care not to comment on since I am not knowledgable. I do value intellectual rights issues but this is going too far. I do fear that CNN is suffering an attack of censorship that most of the eastern commentors of Fareed tries to beat. Whatever, I go wherever Fareed goes, cause he gives voice to both sides of the ballgame. Say the baseball bat as much as the balls. Not only the bat or the balls.
There have been complaints about Fareed plagiarizing other authors works since shortly after he began on GPS but for whatever reason, ratings most likely, CNN turned away choosing to dismiss the allegations as coming from hate mongers and kooks. Now that the news has finally went public and Fareed has been exposed as a plagiarist, TIME is continuing to look for other instances where Fareed plagiarized others works, I can only wonder who will be GPS next host? It's always sad to find out that someone isn't really anything near what you once thought they were. I wish Fareed well in his next career but unfortunately that will not be in any type of journalism. Who would be willing to take a chance if he was willing to do this while at CNN and Time? Perhaps a small town newspaper if they don't know about his past, which I highly doubt that he would disclose–truth doesn't seem to lend itself to Fareed. A sad story indeed.
Fareed Zakaria is one of the few people that speaks the truth and brings light to important issues with a world perspective. Everyone makes a mistake and Fareed has openly acknowledged his. He deserves to be back on the air soon or we will lose one of the few good people on tv today.
This is not only the only show i watch on cnn but the only show i fallow on tv on a regular basis. Yes he made a mistake, either by trusting people around him too much or by being sloppy but don't punish him to hard for a momentary laps in integrity. There is a long line of work and excellence that can't destroy his credibility and trustworthiness. I want fareed, seriously, seriously!
Bring him back after one month. There is no smarter, non biased commentator on TV. We need him back.
This is a mistake due to oversight that can be pardoned by CNN and Time. He is the best and people do make mistake. Hopefully we can watch GPS this election year. I appeal to CNN and Time to bring him back on the network and magazine soon. Regards! Sam
This is not a mistake on the part of Fareed Zakaria, he has done the same thing before. He used the words of Jill Lepore from her 4-23-2012 article in the New Yorker without giving her credit in his Time column and his CNN blog post. He used the words of Jeffrey Goldberg's March 2009 article in Atlantic and his May 2009 article in the NY Times op-ed section for his May 22, 2009 article that appeared in Newsweek Magazine without giving him credit. Jeffrey Goldberg called him out for it in an article dated May 26, 2009 in the Atlantic.
CNN, Time, Newsweek and "thedailybeast.com", were all on notice in May of 2009 about Fareed Zakaria and his failure to give credit where credit is due (plagiarisim). Special thanks to John Nolte with "breitbart.com" for bringing this additional information to the attention of America!
Fareed Zakaria, it is time to pay the "Pied piper of Hamelin". Do the right thing and resign!
Like many of your readers and viewers, I am disappointed. I have always admired your measured, thoughtful and insightful analysis, and you've educated me on many topics.
In the weeks ahead, you will get your share of disappointment and disdain. As smart as you are, you know you deserve it. But the storm will pass. The important thing is the manner in which you move forward.
You will have to work hard to reestablish yourself as a credible source, but it can be done. Don't underestimate the seriousness of this mistake, but please don't lose faith in yourself or your work. Television journalism is in a sad state and desperately needs your civil and reasonable approach.
As a fellow journalist, my advice to you is next time you like another journalist's reporting and would like to use it to strengthen your own, GIVE CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE. I understand why the paragraphs in question could be difficult to make your own because they contain so many specifics.
Maybe you could have written something like, "In a recent essay for the New Yorker, Jill Lepore points out that..."
It's really that simple. Again, this is serious and reestablishing yourself will be a challenge, but you are needed. Because of your body of work, I still respect you. I won't, however, if you don't learn from this. Take this mistake as an opportunity for growth. And get back to doing what you do best. I still believe in you.
agree 100% with your comment
Zakaria's GPS was only show which was using facts & data to compare issues, policy position of US with rest of the world and was able to contrast how we are different, pros and cons and he did that in such a way that he looked at the issue with its weight and without political bias. If anyone noticed a bias in this, it is simply because they are on the oppsite side of the spectrum and they did not like the facts, data. I understand what he has done, but I did not think it was crime worth taking one of the best journalist, moderator of our times, off the show. I am stopping to watch CNN
I fully endorse your statement
GPS is an important program andI wish CNN will keep during their review. Tom Friedman would be ideal temporary replacement!
CNN, Fareed's show is the reason I started watching your network again. If his offense is forgivable, then please have him back on
Too bad I won't be able to see Fareed this weekend... He's done too much for journalism to let him go over (not such a grave) mistake... that INDEED would be the biggest mistake.
Let's put it this way: Every intelligent watcher of "so called" international news already knows the point of view of every "so called" respectible International News Channels. They give the same news with different slightly deceptive wording or toning or background picture. If CNN choses to become a "PARTY" to any one inclination, it is being hugely indecent in showing it thus. This way CNN will be just one of those "ANOTHER" channels who gives "SHORT TERM" news rather than a trustable "NEWS CHANNEL". Say "SUNDAY MIRROR is more fun.
He appologized. Make him pay a fine to charity. Force him to moderate a debate between a pair of reality TV star. The pain will be palpable. Get over it and put him back on NOW.
That seems a reasonable end. However this all was not a reasonable act from the beginning. Let's wait out 3-4 months. Fareed was toooo indipendent, tooo uncontrollable and toooo intelligent. Well why not give him time off till after the elections? GIVE HIM A BREATHING TIME" ok?
Well! Apologies are really meaningless in my opinion. But being canned is serious. The suspension is necessary because plagiarism should be anathema to any journalist of his stature. I will miss the weekly international round-up of difficult to reach guests that only Fareed seems to be comfortable having on his show. Where else can you get the kind of global coverage we see every week on GPS? I agree with the suspension, but I still feel he is the best on the air and will hope that CNN reinstates him in the next month or so, as TIME promises to do.
CNN has a rep for biased reporting. Not Fareed. I watch CNN occasionally to check on depth of reporting. Except for loyalty to Fareed, I probably would never view. One unfortunate mistake, originating from an underling, does not deplete the integrity of another, only cautions for greater control of staff.
Fareed was the best thing that CNN had going for them. I hope they realize it soon enough.
Those who are using Fareed's 'religion' to malign him – looking at the commnents here, it is obvious that he has many 'brothers and sisters' from many religions and we are all standing with him.
Just bring back Fareed immediately...period!
Why? He is no journalist. A real journalist would never stoop so low. Try switching to a real news organization like FOX!
Fareed Zakaria has never been accused of any wrongdoing associated with GPS, where his intellectual acuity and originality are evident. Why must this program be taken from us while Time deals with the plagiarism accusations? Thoughtful people want thoughtful commentary and will stay in to watch TV on Sunday mornings to learn about global problems that are apparently of less interest to celebrity network anchors than their ratings.
Fareed: I am a loyal follower of your show from Argentina.
I think you made a huge mistake, specially being the kind of public person you are. and how can be possible for a well-educated alumni from Yale and Harvard did that silly mistake. but in any case i hope for you and your show the best in the future. this August will be a boring month specially on Sundays. i just wish you come back as quick as possible.
CNN and Time:
Provide some grace here. This viewer and reader follows your news in great part because Zakaria has provided the most intelligent and insightful views on the most important topics of our time. I am sure his own guilt and embarassment among his peers is punishment enough. The public needs at least one source of continually fresh thinking and debate, irrespective of this one serious lapse in judgment.
By the way it was coming on Fareed anyway.About 3 weeks ago. Mark unfortunatelly its not the time for words anymore. And tthis has never been an intellectual issue.
Dear Mr. Zakaria:
You clearly did not make a mistake! You are Harvard, and Yale Grad (BTW, I am not commenting on how you got there in the first place) and you are quite smart to do something so un-ingenious!
So, even if you have largely succeeded in convincing "NAIVE" Americans and Indians through your sugarcoated, cherry picked facts you know that there are several people who have SEEN THROUGH YOUR GAME several years ago.
You know that I have regularly commented on your columns highlighting many anomalies, which many times your blogs, (and also Mr.Wolf Blitzer's blogs) have censored.
But the truth is beginning to unravel.
CNN readers only need to do a Google check on my ID "Amit-Atlanta-USA" to read through my comments on Mr.Zakaria exposing him. And, they will see several instances when I have pointed his Plagiarist tendencies.
But, why have I worked to expose my own former countryman, b’coz like his brethern he’s NO FRIEND of either the US (his homeland) or India (his former homeland) and cares ONLY for his Muslim Ummah.
It’s dangerous to have Mr.Zakaria as the next US Sec. of State as President Obama is reportedly contemplating (if he wins re-election)…..the TRUTH MUST BE TOLD.
There are 100's of my comments on the web including on CNN, Time etc. Just do a google check on "Amit-Atlanta-USA".
One such posting that I can readily refer to you guys is on CNN. I made an effort to explain Mr.Zakaria's agenda very clearly to the high school kids who were misled into believing that Mr.Zakaria was all fair & balanced, or even highly knowledgeable. Note that there are several of my comments here. Just scroll up & down.
globalpublicsquare.blogs.CNN.com/2011/04/06/fareed-zakaria-101/#comment-9254
Thanks for the post and thanks for keeping us informed of the truth!
If some media watchdog is wanting to assist them in highligthing 10's of instances of plagiarism, dishonesty on Mr. Zakaria's part I can do that......just lemme know!
This Guy is a Zakaria Stalker. Full of hate. Evey time Zakaria publish an article on middle east he is the first one to respond with negative comments.
There is an old saying, "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.". It appears that Fareed Zakaria has fooled us for the fourth time. He pulled quotes from an April 23, 2012 article by Jill Lepore that appeared in "New Yorker" magazine. He then used those quotes in his Times column. In addition he used those same quotes in a CNN blog post with minor changes to both his Times colunm and CNN blog post. These are the two charges of plagiarism that he has apologized for. He also needs to apologize to Jeffrey Goldberg of "The Atlantic" for his May 22, 2009 piece in Newsweek and also TheDailyBeast.com. Jeffrey Goldberg called him out in an article dated May 26,2009 that appeared in "The Atlantic". It would seem that Fareed Zakaria used quotes from articles by Jeffrey Goldberg dating back to March in "The Atlantic" and May in the NY Times op-ed section. All Jeffrey Goldberg asked for was credit where credit is due.
It seems that Fareed Zakaria likes to use the work of others to make himself seem more knowledgeable. Fareed Zakaria it is time to give credit where credit is due. You need to tell the people your sources. Unattributed sources of information is plagiarisim! There is nothing wrong with building upon the work of others, but don't take it for your own work.
Fareed Zakaria and CNN, it's time to pay the "Pied Piper of Hamelin". If you don't know what that is, educate yourselves. Learn the leasons of history!
So my take away from this is that his supporters feel that his "mistake" can be dismissed because they agree with his politics. Sorry.....this is no greenhorn, Zakaria is a well seasoned veteran who DOES know better. Any trust we have had of him is lost, the only way to regain it will be with time and scrutiny.
Of course whether or not one agrees with his beliefs or politics is another matter.
He needs to bow out gracefully . We have plenty of excellent,talented writers in the USA, that actually have some integrity.
ahh, saw your comment on nytimes too. fareed is a us citizen.
How can Zakaria not be fired from CNN if these allegations turn out to be true? Liking his show or his perspective does not excuse academic dishonesty. Put another way, Zakaria has been accused of the biggest type of intellectual fraud there is. Unless these allegations are somehow proven not to be valid, his credibility is gone. Further, he's responsible for what he submits under his byline. This crime cannot be apologized for or made to 'go away' because of a suspension. Zakaria really threw away his credibility here, and CNN should terminate him if the allegations are true.
Glad he apologized for his plagiarized words. However, he should also apologize for the misinformation within the words he stole and rebroadcast as truth.
Please bring back Fareed Zakaria and GPS as soon as possible. We need more of the good, thoughtful analysis and discussion that he brings, not less. Especially right now, leading up to the November elections.
CNN – My husband and I have our DVR set to record GPS every Sunday.
Fareed Zakaria is the most intelligent commentator on television.
Along with many of the other comments here, we ask that you reinstate him as quickly as possible.
Here are some fine examples of Mr.Zakaria’s biased writings:
1)Where he squarely blames the west, Russia and his native India for Muslim hatred, holding these nations “squarely responsible” for NOT merely Muslim discontentment but also “Muslim Terror”, and CONCLUDING that the danger is from us and NOT from them!
a) “Why do they hate us”-Newsweek Aug 22nd 2007 –
b) “Reflections on 9-11 & Aftermath” Sept 11th 2011
c) “Why America Overreacted to 9-11” – Newsweek Sep 4th-2010
d) “How Russia created its own Islamic Terrorism Problem” Time Jan 27th 2011
e) “Don't Overreact to Terrorism – Newsweek Jan 09th 2010
f) “India Occupying Kashmir” – Rediff June 25th 2001. In a ceremony while receiving India’s third highest civilian award from the Indian Ambassador to the US Mr. Zakaria condemned India for its role in Kashmir terming it “Martial Rule” and castigated India for its perceived illtreatment of Muslims.
f) “India Please Stand up” CNN GPS Mar 26th 2012
2) Where he tries to showcase Muslim radicalism as a direct result of their backwardness & poverty & NOT their radical religious IDEOLOGY (disregarding far more poverty ridden places such as Haiti, Nepal, much of Sub-Saharan Africa), URGING already HARD HIT Americans & Europeans to CONTRIBUTE more, w/o ever mentioning the oil rich Sheikdoms or their own rich people (for e.g. ONLY 1% of Pakistanis pay income taxes-many of whom are far more affluent than average Americans or Europeans who toil more than 3 months a year JUST to pay their taxes!).
a) “What People Will Die For – Newsweek Jan 5th 2008
b) “Put Pakistan (Govt. & Miltary) on Notice” but keep pumping money! – CNN GPS May 13th 2011
c) Plus all of the articles under (1) above.
Amit Patel you are nothing but a saffron cloth Hindu terrorist as defined by Rahul Gandhi in wiki leaks. You are representing RSS, VHP etc the Hindu fundamentalist organization who have agents around the world focused on targeting or tarnishing Muslims. You need serious medical help.
All of you folks who support this hack need to eat more fiber. The backup in your systems is clearly muddling up your brains.
3) Where he deliberately DOWNPLAYS the threat of radical Islam in the west.
a) “Jihad against the Jihadis- How Moderates WON against extremists” – Newsweek Feb 12th 2010
b) “Learning to Live with Radical Islam” – Newsweek Feb 28th 2009
c) “Congressional Hearings on threats from radical Islam” ABCNews.com Feb 11th 2011
d) “When Terror Loses its Grip-Time May 20th 2011
4) Where he PRETENDS to be concerned about America while CONSTANTLY highlighting the fact that America’s best days are over, and talks about the emergence of other powers. While that may be somewhat true, you can see a definite bias in the coverage, almost WISHING TO SEE OUR DOWNFALL, just as most Muslims the world over want!
a) “Are America’s Best Days Over” Time March 3rd 2011
b) “Beyond Bush” June 11th 2007
c) “The Future of American Power” Foreign Affairs May-June 2008
Amit-Atlanta-USA ..... You have disturbing similarities to that shooter in wisconsin. Get yourself checked before it is too late you islamphoibic
Being that this is a mistake that even schoolchildren know not to make, I say we leave it up to a 13-year-old to decide this man's punishment. So much for journalistic integrity...
HELLO FAREED, TIME, CNN,
DO NOT WORRY THAT MUCH – TAKE IT FROM ITS BRIGHT SIDE:
EVERYBODY IN THE WORLD HAVE COPIED OUT FROM SOMEWHERE. MARX – FROM HEGEL, EINSTEIN – FROM MICHELSON AND LORENTZ, ETC. ONLY HOMEROS HAS NOT – BECAUSE HE HAS BEEN BLIND (HOWEVER, THEY SAY, THEY HAVE DICTATED INTO HIS EAR).
BEST!
I don't know what exactly happened. But the incident was regrettable. Zakaria GPS on CNN is one of the very few valuable programs on TV nowadays. I hope CNN realizes that.
I loved Fareed and his journalism, and I have also bought all of his books and enjoyed GPS on Sunday mornings...but I do not see how I can forgive this cardinal sin of journalism. It will take quite a bit of work for him to gain my trust and viewership again. I am deeply disappointed in you, Mr. Zakaria.
Fareed made a mistake. A big one. I think a much bigger mistake would be for anyone to devalue the incredible word he has been doing because of this one incident. He is arguably the most valuable and insightful voice in American journalism when it comes to world affairs and their domestic impact. A journalistic error, small or large, will absolutely not change that. CNN without Fareed is a laughable organization. They need him back just as soon as the rest of us do.
Michael, I agree with every word of you. US news media is full of tabloid style journalism these days. When most other journalists were trying to find the bits and pieces of unimportant news that they can possibly exaggerate and sensationalize, Fareed was demonstrating objective, insightful, intellectual, and unbiased journalism through GPS and his articles. Certainly, a journalist of his level should have been more careful, even though the paragraph was just a list of facts. I don't think any external punishment will be more intense than the way he is burning inside right now. This incident suggests that those who are engaged in writing especially the writers who writes about political and foreign policy related controversial issues must be extremely vigilant in publishing something. It doesn't make Fareed a bit worse than before. He is still one of the few brilliant and articulate journalists to me.
Fair judging is very difficult. He deserves to have a second chance.
Focus on one thing which is tv show and do it really really well. That's key for you Man. There are plenty examples. Hannity,Jon, Riley, Maddow,etc.
I haven't read all the previous posts, don't care what they said. One data point does not make a trend or define a pattern. This is a blip and shouldn't define him. Fareed is the most cogent, best journalist on TV bar none. CNN and the public need him back.
Exactly. This country needs his objective and insightful journalism.
Fareed, what drove you to do this? How many times have you done it before? Was it worth it? Did you spread yourself to thin? Did you feel pressure to keep producing more pieces at any cost? Did you place this pressure on yourself? Would it have been better to slow down to a manageable workload? How many ways could you have changed the demands on your time, to adjust your priorities, to avoid this? Have you been fooling us all along? . . . I don't know what the future holds, but in my view, a complete airing of your background, the road that led you to this point, and how you plan to change, is necessary for any chance at public redemtion. Things may never be the same. You may never hold the place you once did, but perhaps that was never real to begin with. . . Maybe a no holds barred interview with the Sunday media critic on CNN and one of your specials - but on the topic of your journey and fall, maybe with stories of others who fell into the same trap. . . I wish you the best. You were the only show on TV that I tried to watch. You offered the best of TV. You set the right tone. I'm really disappointed.
Jeff, I am very disappointed too! But, I am not giving up on him. I seriously think that he made a big mistake and should he be given a chance, I am pretty sure, he will not make this mistake again once in million times.
First, I never really post a comment on anything. But when I read what happened to Fareed Zakaria, I was surprised and then immediately hopeful he would return to host GPS as soon as possible. I am no expert but find him to be an outstanding commentator. Simply put, I go to CNN to watch Fareed Zakaria and no one else. I don't know anyone who is perfect. In fact, some of our most famous people in history and present day have made mistakes. It is the totality of their work we look to when something like this happens. If this is the mark in which decision makers at CNN look to, then I'm confident those of us who enjoy watching Fareed will see him back in his chair at GPS very soon. On a personal note, keep your head up Fareed you have a very large following pulling for you to get pass this period and continue to do good work.
Hey, we all make mistakes. Fareed Zakaria is one very good journalist and author. Hope CNN and Time accept his apologies and keep him on board for he is currently one of the few non-biased media outlet.
Always enjoyed watching your show for its wholesome discussions on a wide range of topics and the clarity of your arguments in the "My Take" segments. It is your uncanny ability to assimilate information to come up with clear, uncluttered conclusions that have impressed me the most. Keep up the good work and do not be disheartened.
Seems ot me like a minor infraaction. Fareed, GPS is one of the finest of the Sunday tv talk show broadcasts. A truly international perspective with level headed guests and truly interesting discussion. I look forward to your return.
It is easy to accidentally plagiarize. I have seen much worse plagiarism passed as journalism. Zakaria holds himself at a high standard, and I respect him for that. I hope to see his show back soon.
How disappointing, but the CNN's viewers and listeners will again be thrown under the bus when Fareed is brought back, quietly, after some time.
Knowing the immorality of media these days where all that matters are rating, he'll probably be back soon and no one will remember (even though plagiarism is supposed to be the top "sin" for any writer and outright stealing and deceit). After all that's what happened to Robert Irvine, the Food Network chef who had heavily lied on his resume, got sacked by the network only to be brought back later when the ratings were hurting as if nothing had happened. CNN will have Fareed back and will pretend nothing happened. Just watch.
Pia Christiansen
Love from Finland. We need your inspiring and positive outlook on the world. Please come back soon!
Greetings from Singapore. Fareed's program is perhaps the only news program worth watching on TV and it would be a shame if this incident puts him out of circulation.
Fareed has admitted to plagarism but let us look at this differently. In all fairness, it would be impossible for any individual to write and report on such a range of issues without a research team / interns. It is highly unlikely that anybody with Fareed's intelligence would make such a stupid mistake and it is more likley that he relied on his team. However, he has not shifted the blame to anybody else and is taking on full responsibility – and we should respect him for that.
Fareed – Looking forward to seeing you back on the telly soon.
That is a good point. Let us hope that the air is cleared soon and we get Fareed back.
GPS is the only CNN program I watch and record. I will fill the gap with The Post-American World, Release 2 until Fareed returns. What a loss!
GPS is the by far the best Sunday Show.....No, it's the best show any day of the week. I feel informed and in tune with the rest of the world after spending time listening to Fareed. He is above and beyond. CNN, get over it. Your anchors copy MSNBC and even FOX. You know that you watch their networks and jump on board with what they are covering. Fareed is the only unique person on the Sunday lineup on all the channels. Forget Meet The Press since Tim passed. If you want to be informed, it's only Fareed. He has the respect of leaders around the world and never makes his guests or audience uncomfortable. I choose no CNN until Fareed is back.
CNN – Bring back Fareed. He is the most intelligent, insightful, commentator on TV today!
Well, Romania now has a PM who based his whole doctorate thesis on another man's work. Yet, unlike you, he has never admitted or apologized. Me, and from what I read here most of the viewers do forgive you. We hope you'll come back and continue the good work you've done so far. And you know how to make it go away? Be open about the whole thing! Hell, make a candid little story out of it. About a successful journalist no less bound to error then the rest of us humans. Yes Fareed, you're wanted back while still in grief for the shame.
Everyone makes mistakes. Looking forward to your return. We need your insightful and different perspective of the world since we are so insulated in the US from world news. All the best to you and your family at this difficult time.
What Fareed did was not appropriate, especially given the credibility he enjoys and his stature as a journalist. You don't expect a professional of his caliber to resort to such practices. Nevertheless, it is equally important for us to acknowledge Fareed's work and his valuable contributions. He has tendered a genuine apology, and I feel he should be allowed the opportunity to continue. The fact that his plagiarism was identified and reported promptly should be sufficient reason for us to continue having confidence in journalism as a profession.
"plenty of capable people out there to replace him"
Yeah, where? Farid's program is one of a kind. Of course the NRA wants to get rid of him. He speaks of truth. And Farid,don't apologize. They have been looking for ways to silence you. If Farid's program gets axed, I and millions of others will have no more respect for CNN.
This is what I would call modern sensorship!
Anyone who listens or watches Fareed Zakaria knows he is not a "Know It All" or power monger who has stolen ideas to make a name for himself. He is highly knowledgable and tries hard to present debates from the center, rarely adding personal opinions; it's not his fault that most of the time, the experts on his panel show the flaws in right-wing logic (or a lack there of). What he did was wrong- it was a lapse of judgment, but I respect his honesty and his apology. He brings pertinent debates to the forefront with panels of experts that represent various political, social, geographic, and historical paradigms: We need him!! Those who say that he should not be permanently allowed back on the air because his paraphrased introduction paragraph was not cited (not any of his main points), enjoy this chance to crucify someone they fear and would never watch to begin with.
Chris I vocalized my thoughts perfectly. One error in judgement does not negate the value that Fareed has so uniquely given to us week after week and he should be allowed to continue. He has taken responsibility and apologized (which in itself is a breath of fresh air in our blame others society) so let him come back.
Fareed Zakaria is one of the most important public intellectuals of our time. This sad chapter does not change that. Deconstructing the error might be instructive, but of limited utility, so I won't speculate on the hows and whys. Taking a moment in "Fareed time" on this Sunday morning to remember:"To err is human, to forgive, divine". @DrDonnaPA
People make mistakes, but few are as upfront as Fareed has been about his. This was obviously unintentional. If CNN does not hurry up and put him back on GPS, I won't be watching much of their channel and I have been a rabid CNN follower. I hope a huge number of their followers do the same. Believe me, if their ratings start to drop, Fareed will be back ASAP. Extra GOP Candy just because an honest mistake was make. Give me a break!!!!!
I watch CNN on Sunday and the best show is Fareed's. Today, I just turned the channel.
Please bring back Fareed, else I'm boycotting CNN.
He immiediatly came clean, that is rare these days. CNN is making a mistake taking the most thought invoking intelligent show they have, off their sorry ass air, jon stewart is right about them.
Well It's down to the dregs now – damn
GPS with Fareed brings a unique approach to world news, is always informative, always in debth and can not be replaced by Reliable Sources. The Sunday news shows all have similar guests, content...not so GPS. Fareed and Moyers (PBS) bring this debth of reporting not seen elsewhere....BRING HIM BACK>
I suspect that this was the result of a person who was stretched too thin time-wise, trying to cut corners. He properly acknowledged his error and appropriately apologized. Their are far greater sins in this world. On balance, his intellectual curiosity, potent communications skills, and his willingness to share them with his audience, far outweigh this relatively minor infraction. Please CNN, allow him and his guests to continue giving us the thoughtful insights that were the trademark of his program.
I've been accused of this myself. Media watchers pointed out that paragraphs in this Post regarding plagarism, which was also a topic of conversation on this blog, bear close similarities to paragraphs in Fareed Zakaria's apology on CNN's website dated August 10. They are right. I made a terrible mistake. It is a serious lapse and one that is entirely my fault. I apologize unreservedly to him, to my editors at the Bustapost, and to my readers and viewers everywhere.
Put Fareed back on immediately. Who is the idiot here: The guy that made an unintended error, or the network so hypersensitive to copyright issues that they sacrifice one of the most talented journalists of our time to make some kind of moronic point? Thanks to you the Ozgood file now has a new patron: Me.
Mr. Fareed Zakaria is the most a BRILLIANT journalist I have seen in TV, and if CNN and Times are ready to close doors on him for this very small lapse, while maintaining as staff hundreds of mediocre individuals that constantly repeating the Talking Points of the mainstream media, then I am done with them. Please, Mr. Zakaria, let me know when you decide to create your own news organization, and we will follow you. Dr. Liliana N. Fargo (PhD. Economics UofC).
Apology accepted. Now, can we please move on and bring back Fareed and GPS? Fareed, Soledad and Erin are the only three INTELLIGENT AND SMART journalists on CNN. I always rearrange my schedule for these three journalists to make sure I never miss them. Please bring back Fareed!!!
Dear Fareed Zakaria,
Let me to tell you that thanks to your items, e.g., in Time Magazine, I improve my English, furthermore I find that your style owns a high quality.
Regards,
Mohammed
This is bad. This is one program that I never miss. Shame on CNN to take him off air this fast. You are losing a regular viewer.
Mistakes happen. You have apologized. Repentance brings forgiveness. Move on now without punishing yourself further. You are talented and smart and probably needed a little break from the stress of deadlines. Look forward to your return and no matter who says what – to call a mistake a disgrace is ignorance!
It's very easy to see how this basic statement of dates/states and a quote could lose its attribution in this era of copy and paste. Surely any intentional plagiarism would have been more colorful! GPS is CNN's most thoughtful and insightful program and Fareed has this family's complete support.
Many CNN personalities are good, but Fareed is ESSENTIAL watching. He has unique access to players on the world stage because of the widespread high regard for his knowledge, judgement and fairness. Now it is our turn to be fair to Fareed. There was a little stumble, but he caught himself and did not fall. Now we continue the journey together. I am so grateful to him for the care and civility he brings into otherwise thoughtless debates; I urge him to be strong and know how much we all admire him.
To CNN Management: If Fareed goes offline then so does CNN around me!! TO All Others, we are CNN customers and they MUST listen to us.
Fareed makes a minor error of judgement, CNN makes a major overreaction, and I suffer for it.
This was a foolish error in judgment, but your GPS is still the most stimulating
news program on TV.
Fareed, you idiot. You ruined my whole Sunday morning routine! You are the best host on television, now that Larry King is not on the air. The level of political discourse in America would suffer, if you were not there. This is America, home of the 2nd chance. I hope you get a break from the powers-that-be. It wouldn't hurt to do some penance. Do some lectures on ethics and the media, on the university lecture circuit while waiting for a break. Best of luck.
And you can clean his black board.
Very disappointed, but would be more so if Fareed was let go from CNN. The best Sunday show hands down. I always learn something new. Such a breathe of fresh air from the boring, regurgitated talking points on all the other shows. Seen one seen them all; like a movie junket. CNN, please don't over-react.
It appears to be a case of paraphrasing which FZ should have cited. Despite this foolish lapse,GPS is by far one of the most informative and intellectually stimulating of shows. He brings us a non-USA centric (i.e. world view) of global affiars which leave us better informed. It will be a huge disappointemnt if FZ is cancelled.
Fareed, I love your work and many of my friends do as well. Your program is the only news show I try to watch each week. Everyone makes mistakes. Press on and keep leading from the front. I respect and believe in you!
To all those that have shown support for Fareed Zakaria, I agree with all of your comments. One of the most intelligent journalists that many of us enjoy listening to and watching his GPS programme of Sunday. We hope he returns soon.
Fareed is the smartest journalist on television. It is the only news program that I watch. CNN is the same without Fareed.
I hope is is forgiven and able to resume the program. I cant imagine Sunday mornings without Fareed my boyfriend and I look look forward all week to watch it. PLEASE COME BACK
You said it correct Hannah CNN is the same without Fired,oops Fareed.
I MEANT CNN IS NOT THE SAME WITHOUT FAREED
Fareed Zakaria's GPS is my single favorite show I watch, and the ONLY show I watch every week. He is informative, un-biast, and I always learn something new. He is also intelligent and very well spoken. There are so many other newscasters out there that make mistakes like these and I can not fathom any reason why CNN would take this punishment to this extreme. If anything you should be ashamed CNN, he is a superb reporter and you are lucky to have him. I strongly urge you to put him back on air and to air him more than 1 time per week. His show displays true media and reporting, unlike the typical MSNBC, FOX, and yes some CNN reporting. Do everyone a favor and please put him back on air. Thank you for your hard work Fareed.
GPS is one of the only intelligent programs on TV and the highlight of Sunday TV! It is one of the only things worth watching on all of TV. Instead of repeating what everyone else has said in support of FZ I will just point out that without Fareed there is nothing else on CNN to watch....so I will watch other channels or just read his books!
Chin up and all Fareed and come back very very soon....we need your realistic world view more than ever.
That was just a small paragraph, for pete's sake. In these days of internet, people's views become similar. No amount of suspension will prevent me from reading your views. I think you're the BEST!
FULL SUPPORT
I am sure there is a very logical reason, especially HOW Fareed show often is about people admitting guilt, or making mistakes, or being caught in contradictions. When your business is seeing contradictions YOU are prone to examine it in your own life.
It is a pity that the media culture today WILL not let him just state what happen. I am sure he was told to come clean AND never address it again and in the hopes of it passing in time.
I would like to know HOW it happened. As a writer myself YOU often have no clue where your ideas come from and you often are surprised you thought of things as they don't seem part of your natural personality.
CNN get him back on.
It was not ideas copied it was paragraphs stolen verbatim you moron.
Your ignorance does make you a joke, verbatim literally means in Latin using exactly the same words, not paraphrasing the same facts.
Having the best show on CNN must draw envy.
The best show on CNN??
Shows your low standards bubba !`
Or what a joke yours are
I will no longer watch CNN until Fareed is back-the only thoughtful program on foreign affairs on television. Hurry back!
Me too. The show is the ONLY forum on television for thoughtful discussions of economic issues.
Haha. You idiots keep calling himsmart and intelligent yet he willingly committs fraud and violated journalistic ethics. He's a hack and you libtards are pathetic.
No mercy from conservatives? What comes around, goes around.
I kept checking CNN this morning for his show. Please bring back GPS with Fareed he made a mistake and apologized. Lets move on his show I wat ch reliable sources only because it follows GPS.
I am very disappointed and saddened by this incident. How could Fareed do this? What was he thinking?
GPS has been a great program. I just hope and pray that Fareed sincerely asks for forgiveness and he gets another opportunity.
It would be very sad if GPS does not return to CNN.
I have blocked all CNN channels on my DVR. I will be boycotting CNN until GPS with Fareed Zakaria is back on the schedule. It is the smartest political show on any TV channel.
I will miss Candy Crowley in the interim.
CNN: you are punishing viewers and ultimately your advertisers and yourselves by withholding Fareed. Fareed's lapses, for which he has taken responsibility are in the public domain. Let the viewers decide if they trust Fareed and CNN. If ratings go down you can cancel the show. If ratings stay the same or improve (my hope and expectation), you will have your answer.
Viewers who had any intelligence understood that Zakari was and is a blow hard. Always crappy personal opinions.
Always an agenda.
Wanted to be Secretary of State ! Indeed lofty ambitions without any substance or credentials.
The guy advises presidents and was audacious enough to give a platform to radical islamists.
I am glad he is gone.
He will come back after a few years like Rather has on other channels.
You are an idiot, and the world is full of them so I wrote this to CNN ad idiots like you.
To Whom It May Concern:
I am surprised that you don't value Fareed Zakaria as much as I do. Plegarism is often in the eyes of the beholder. It is indeed difficult to think that anyone says anything completely original. Mr. Zakaria has one of the most understandable intellectual shows on television. He has the ability to take the complex and reduce it to its simplest parts allowing a broad range of individuals with differing intellectual capabilities to understand what he is explaining. His guests are individuals who share wide and different opinions. He conducts himself in a conversational style rather than a didactic style which explains the program's success. Global Public Square is a name that implies we are having a conversation, a discussion not a disertation. Fareed makes more sense and shares his guests knowledge with the world at large. References to Yale just make it seem like there is some other motive afoot than an error he apologized for, and where were the editors, who are supposed to catch simple oversights? Are they suspended? Bring him back or lose my support. I don't like it that he happens to be of Eastern origins when we are so bigoted as a society against that part of the world anyway. It's your loss because I'll follow him regardless of what network picks him up!
CNN/Time,
You are making a terrible mistake by suspending Fareed Zakaria. Pervasive Lazy research/plagiarism is obviously wrong and should not be tolerated by any news organization/viewers. I, as well as millions of GPS viewers, have read and compared Fareed’s article on gun control to Jill Lepore’s article, many would agree that Fareed’s work was an instance of plagiarism. Should Fareed have plagiarized, no. Should Fareed apologize to his editors/Jill Lepore, yes. Should CNN/Time suspend Fareed for his lazy mistake (plagiarism), ABSOLUTELY NOT.
Fareed is the ONLY major American news journalist/anchor to provide substantive analysis of international/global politics, social trends, economics, etc. To be quite honest the only reason I tune into CNN is because of Fareed. I believe that Fareed did make a mistake by plagiarizing, maybe he has done so on other occasions, let’s address these issues and move on. Because of Fareed’s quality work, original ideas, as well as global perspective your news organization, up till now, has gained much respect and loyalty from viewers. Before Fareed joined your network CNN only produced quality pieces related to domestic politics/regurgitated facts and quotes. I think it is a disgrace that CNN/Time has thrown their best reporter/anchor under the bus, punishment was necessary, but not to such an extent.
CNN/Time you have ruined my Sunday morning. I am not sure if Mr. Zakaria will read this or not, either way I offer you the following advice: Quality coverage/analysis of global news, through an American news network, only exists on your show. I believe CNN has betrayed you as well as me, the viewer. If it is at all possible you should quit CNN/Time and start your own pod cast or internet TV channel. You have a substantial fan base; I as well as others are more than willing to pay for your insight and wisdom.
CNN if you do not reinstate Fareed soon I will not return to your channel for news. Reinstate Mr. Zakaria! Better yet, learn from his analytical style. If more of your reporters had even a quarter of Fareed’s analytical skills (ability to see the big picture) your news organization could be invincible.
Sincerely,
(A loyal fan)
Pablo Garcia
Yes Zakaria take Pablo's advice and start your own internet podcast !
NO ONE will follow you and you know that.
People like you need a big corporation like CNN to push your agenda of self promotion.
I agree with you 100%
Pablo,
Not to worry, GPS is a cash cow for CNN and likewise Fareed's writings for Time. I don't think neither CNN or Time would keep Fareed Zakaria hidden for too long, because it will hurt their pocket book.
they were both quoting from a book. PUT FAREED BACK!
I'd say punish him by making him do a show on plagiarism. Harold Bloom, Yale literature professor, Clayborne Carson, Matin Luther King scholar, George Will, respected conservative journalist, Doris Kearns, an historian with her own plagiarism controversy, and Peggy Noonan, conservative journalist and writer, should all be on the panel. Maybe George Will should convene the panel and Fareed be a participant. A panel like this could shed a lot of light on the topic of plagiarism and hopefully lead to Fareed's redemption and rehabilitation.
Why has CNN taken the harsh step of pulling from the air a respected journalist with an international following such as Fareed Zakaria, over an allegedly plagiarized paragraph in a column on gun control?
This reportedly first came to attention not by the offended parties but by a conservative media watchdog, Newsbusters.
Who benefits from undermining Fareed's laser spotlight on the world role of the U.S., special interests, and issues such as gun control?
Who benefits from undermining Fareek's credibility with world leaders who have been willing to undergo his no-punches-pulled questions?
According to my cable programming guide, Fareed's next show would have included a discussion of gun control with Colin Powelll.
So who benefits from silencing him?
CNN should have been more loyal to its viewers and had the political courage to air the show and allow Fareed the dignity of delivering an apology on air.
Fareed's intelligent reporting and his passion for educating viewers makes his show among the finest on TV - and one of the few reasons I have watched CNN.
I too watch(ed) only one TV news program – Fareed Zakaria GPS. I think that not since early Peter Jennings (b4 ABC forced him to do silly stories) have I religiously watched a tv news show. Fareed gave us the perspective/depth to understand and question our (the US's) world-view.
It was people like Fareed Zakaria (e.g. Edward R. Murrow, Walter Cronkite) that introduced me to the likes of Bulganin, Kruschev, Rusk, MacMillan, Mao, Kennedy, Nixon, Nasser, Kissinger, Castro etc, etc, etc. And in some small way they helped me shape my own future. It's called inspiration – that's what I got from the Murrows and Cronkites; I feel that same inspiration coming through from Fareed Zakaria.
Fareed, I still respect and trust you, don't let them get to you. CNN: Bring Fareed Zakaria back ASAP.
By the way, who/what organization FIRST discovered this "plagarism"?
Zakaria has been exposed in the global public square !
Stay FIRED.
Or is it Fired Zakaria?
Miles your an idiot if you watch FOX ! This is America humble Fareed make him apologize on TV but you don't destroy the man! If it happens again then you crucify him research his past work if this turns out to be a pattern then crucify him but for one mistake that he admits to, then deserves a second chance!He's an American and in America you get a second chance if you sin and then do penance!
I have long been an admirer of F.Zakaria because of his balanced and intelligent reporting.
Hope he is given a second chance.
I agree–and find that this fault pales by comparison with so much of the superficial commentary that passes for analysis we usually see in the media. I appreciate Mr. Zakaria's determination to really examine the facts of any issue and then develop the arguments that could be made to support or refute positions taken by policy-makers. This helps all of us get a sense of what the options really are and what it takes to move the discussion forward. Without Zakaria, the conversation gets very mundane very fast. Clearly this current error was a mistake made in the course of what must be a hectic process–possibly even a staff research error he is taking full responsibility for–whatever the problem, let's move on to the more important business at hand which is understanding the key issues that face all of us–and get Mr. Zakaria back on the job asap!
I come to CNN for watching the following program end to end.. Sad to see Fareed got into this trouble.. CNN and TIME, please bring him back!!!
1. AC 360
2. Fareed Zakaria
3. Piers Morgan
As I said in a prior comment, no one is infallible. Yes Fareed Zakaria did err in judgement when he plagiarized. But he has apologized and most certainly deserves a second chance.A short suspension from CNN would suffice. To suspend a journalist so astute and dynamic as Mr Zakaria would serve as an affront to the millions of his loyal supporters.who thrive on his brilliant journalism!
Fareed Zakaria is a plagiarist. Plagiarists are lazy thieves who steal someone else’s intellectual property. I do not know why some believe Zakaria is a great thinker; apparently he was not intelligent enough to think of the consequences of plagiarism, especially in journalism. I hope CNN finally gets rid of this intellectual crook in order to regain credibility. With the kind of journalism ethics Zakaria uses, he would a good job working for a tabloid newspaper.
You certainly seemed to be an expert on the populist style of the self-righteous tabloid, may be you should take your own advice
Recently I have come to the realization that your journalism is not reporting at all but sensationalism. Fareed was your last standing hero. I looked forward to his programs and have garnered you more viewers because of him. You have truly shot yourself in the foot with this senseless suspension. Nothing in life is original.
AGREED. CNN is making a mistake by suspending him.
To CNN Management: Fareed needs to continue as usual. There should not be any change what-so-ever. CNN management need to have internal trainings on these subjects on ON-GOING basis. Rules need to be reminded to all as everyone is pushed to do more in lese time. Sometimes "shi"t happens to the best of us. He is not perfect but rather a great human.
cnn has the most honest and intelligent commentator in zakaria --don't lose him -–advice from
a real conservative honest republican.
Anyone can make a mistake. GPS is a great show and I look forward to Fareed continuing to host. Please don't let this incident end GPS; as the election approaches, we need his balanced dialog more than ever.
I agree with Fareed that he did make a mistake. He can take his lumps and come back a better person. GPS and NFL Patriot games are the only thing I watch regularly. So do what you need to do to get back in the public eye! Yes that means bring Jill Lepore on the show for a public apology.
This is honestly the ONLY thing I watch on TV . Please don't cancel it.
But if you do, I will just start watching whatever Channel Fareed migrates to with his show. So really CNN, it's your lost.
Disappointed...very disappointed. It appears the Indian can be moved to the US, but clearly the values of this nation is not something you have yet learned. Perhaps in the 2nd outing you will. God Speed.
As an author, I am frustrated by plagiarism. That has happened to my works a few times. I usually get a "My bad!" or "Gee, isn't that public domain? It was on the internet." In one case, a heartfelt apology was greatly appreciated. Fareed made a serious error but immediately took all the responsibility, whether it was him or a staffer. Regardless, fact checkers should have caught that with a quick internet search.
Lots of blame to go around but he took it all. Given his contrite response, Time & CNN should accept that, acknowledge his error, his apology and their responsibility and move on.
I hope to see Fareed back on the air and posting his Time column again soon.
Fareed is the BEST of CNN. BRING HIM BACK!
Fareed is the most respected journalist of his time who often brings a unique perspective to issues. I am disappointed by suspension. As a journalist one is expected to read many articles and views by many authors . When its time for them to make their own views on the subject, we as humans can become biased to something we may have read and liked and feel that it must be highlighted.
This should be just a slap on the wrist for such a high profile journalist instead of making a media frenzy. I really disappointed here with CNN and time.
If you need ghost writers just ask, you have a healthy following Fareed!
What? An Indian caught plagiarizing and copying? That never happens in our graduate schools. Oh wait. Maybe this is the the "New Normal" that Fareed so desperately wants to ram down our throats. I'm glad he was exposed for what he is – a fraud. I hope those that felt so strongly in their support of him release they've been horribly fooled by someone who had so little respect for the intellect of his audience that he tried to pull a fast one on them....repeatedly.
We have admired Fareed Zakaria for years since we first saw him on Jon Stewart, then were delighted when he appeared in TIME, and have recently begun waiting anxiously for his GPS TV program each week. His wide-ranging intelligence, clarity of expression, and depth of knowledge about US and world issues have been a delight, in a media world which is so often sorely lacking these qualities. The few sentences which he is accused of plaigiarzing are so factual that it is difficult to see how or why anyone could have re-phrased them. Please rethink your "punishment" and bring him back immediately.
GPS is an extraordinary hour of information with important, knowledgeable guests and subjects and the intelligent questions and wise commentary by Mr. Zakaria. I anxiously await his return so I can learn something or consider a matter with more understanding.
The idea of CNN without Fareed Zakaria is simply unimaginable. If anyone deserves a second chance, it is Fareed, He is la crème de la crème. He is indispensable. He is irreplaceable. Without Fareed Zakaria, CNN may as welll go off the air.
WE MISS YOU TERRIBLY!
How do I face Monday without my Sunday GPS? For some reason, watchng political ads just doesn't give me a sense of wanting to even care anymore. I guess I'll just call in sick. I need a reason to think all those negative ads are really constructive and will help me make an intelligent decision so that future generations won't blame me personally for my vote. Fareed Zakaria's Time articles and GPS try to give me an impartial perspective of important domestic and international issues and not just a rubber stamped "public opinion". I doubt if there was any intent to mislead the public and his apology should be accepted and let's get on with it already.
Fareed Zakaria's GPS is the only show I follow continuously. Great debates, presentations of relevant data and research, insightful guests and of course "Fareed's Take". I can only hope today's absence was one exception and that we will see you again next Sunday.
Fareed Zakaria is one of the most intellectual, erudite journalists in America if not the world. He is indispensable to us viewers. His unique prospective and analysis on national and international topics make him a nonpareil reporter and journalist. There is nobody like him on any other network.
We want you back Fareed. We are deeply missing you.
GPS is an Intelligent program, please CNN, do not drop this show, if this show is dropped I may not be watching CNN, I would turn to CNN only when there is big breaking news.
Enough censure already for Fareed concerning a very minor issue. It's time for CNN to restore one of the few, if not the only, quality public affairs program to TV.
Mr. Zakaria is irreplaceable. No journalist alive today is as capable and competent as he, particularly in regards to world issues. Whether or not Mr. Zakaria committed plagiarism, if CNN doesn't reinstate him quickly, I fear it will be the last and final stake in the heart of CNN's reputation as a competent news platform. I'm hoping CNN asks Mr. Zakaria to resume his work before it's too late.
Well, let's see.. This is the one time he got CAUGHT.. go easy on the idol worship
I look forward to Fareed's show every Sunday. It's the only way I can get a realistic perspective on international events, untinged by American politics and other media sources. I am sad that controversy has arisen over an American domestic issue because I think Zakaria's true insight lies within the world of international affairs. That's not to say that I'm not interested in what he thinks about domestic issues but, I don't think that is his cheif asset as a journalist.
Please hurry back. The World needs you.
CNN needs to consider Fareed's entire body of work. He is quite obviously a brilliant interpreter of events, with a keen sense of judgment in terms of selecting appropriate and insightful experts to populate his roundtable. If this lapse is indeed anything more than trifling, it is made so by the overreaction of Time & CNN management. Requiring a simple retraction or qualification would have sufficed and would have provided sufficient comeuppance for Fareed.
Time & CNN, show some guts and true journalistic integrity. Fareed is best of breed, a pearl among the swine. This you protect because it’s all you…and we…have that is most worthy of protecting. Reinstatement should be prompt.
Some of you seem to believe that Mr.Zakaria is highly informed.
Here are just a few examples of his knowledge and analysis:
a) Egypt-Israel peace treaty was between TWO REGIMES and NOT Two Peoples!! (Suggesting that Egypt abrogate the treaty).
b) The Danger is from us (the US) and NOT from them (saying openly that America is more dangerous than even Al-Qaeda and Islamic terror was a direct result of US actions.
c) Syria is a landlocked country!!!!
d) The problems all over the ME was b'coz oil was at $105 a barrel (suggesting that the US & Europe had a role in stirring up trouble there).
e) Iran is a rational actor, and we can't blame Iran for aspiring for nuclear weapons given that India and Pakistan in the region also had them. (Suggesting that the Mullahs in Iran were as rational as the Russians in adhering to MAD-Mutual Assured Destruction and could be trusted to act with reason, and suggesting that the Nukes with India and Pakistan somehow posed a danger to Iran).
f) How Russia created its own Islamic terrorist problem – suggesting that Russian actions in Chechnya created the terrorist problem, disregarding the billions Russia pumped into Chechyna to win them over & failed to veer that society away from crime, kidnappings, drugs, radicalism.
....To be contd.
h) Mr. Zakaria EXPILICITLY asserts that Americans are MORE TOLERANT of violence against civilians THAN THE MUSLIM WORLD including Pakistan. Here Mr. Zakaria cleverly IGNORES THE FACT combining AMERICA”s MILITARY BOMBINGS WITH SUICIDE BOMBINGS!!!! Here’s what he said again quoting the study from Fawaz Gerges:
“The shift has been especially dramatic in Jordan, where only 12 percent of Jordanians view suicide attacks as "often or sometimes justified" (down from 57 percent in 2005). In Indonesia, 85 percent of respondents agree that terrorist attacks are "rarely/never justified" (in 2002, by contrast, only 70 percent opposed such attacks). In Pakistan, that figure is 90 percent, up from 43 percent in 2002. Gerges points out that, by comparison, ONLY 46 percent of AMERICANS say that "bombing and other attacks intentionally aimed at civilians" are "NEVER JUSTIFIED," while 24 percent believe these attacks are "often or sometimes justified."
CNN – Bring the show back – one of the few in your line-up that is actually worth watching!
GPS is the most thoughtful and intelligent show on TV. Please bring it back soon
Total agreement! We need Fareed's program, especially in this election year.
Thoughtful?
Not even close !
You all emotional fools who want Fareed back even after he admitted to his guilt, what is wrong with you people? A crime is a crime and Fareed should be terminated immediately. Fareed doesn't even read his own Koran, he supports that book in front Anjem Chaudhry, whom he interviewed on his show, and defended the Koran with no regard to Sura 4:34 which requires muslim men to beat their wives. Obviously either he has not read the Koran or is taking full advandage of liberal propaganda and selective racism to support Islamism of the West. Fareed real agenda is recognized by anti-Islamic regime iranians, and all those who know the truth about Islamists in the West. This guy had this coming, his righteous behavior is that of a typical muslim who defends the Koran knowing it requires anhilation of the human spirit and in which there is no such idea has the golden rule for all of humanity.
Noor You are an idiot and you need to be put under watch.
As a Canadian viewer and 20-year news junkie, I closely follow events in the United States. America is our closest ally and biggest trading partner, so what happens in the U.S.inevitably impacts Canada as well. I discovered Fareed Zakaria GPS about a year ago, and have watched it weekly since that time. Fareed's work gives viewers a balanced and extremely insightful perspective on U.S. and world affairs. I my opinion, he is the most talented broadcast journalist working today. If his voice is silenced, it will be a great loss to the field of journalism and to the public – both in the U.S. and abroad. I understand that CNN and the profession have strict rules about plaigarism, but surely a month's suspension should be a sufficient penalty for an error in judgement such as this. Having said that, I respectfully ask CNN to please reinstate this brilliant journalist.
I hope Fareed is brought back after suspension. He admitted of making a mistake, and he is paying its price. Punishment of short suspension fits the crime. His contributions have been trmemdous. We need his intellect to keep the debate going in balanced manner..
This seems so out of character for him. Need to move on though. His show is one of the smartest. It is sad. Take a week off. He should apologize on the air (and comment on it) when he returns, then move on.
Everyone deserves a second chance. If this is – as I hope and think – and isolated incident, it does not merit the threat to eliminate such a valuable contribution to the global debate on major international issues. This was not a case of cut and past of original parts of someone else's text, or of a original idea, or a testimony that was invented or distorted, it was a reference to a list of historical facts attributed to a book by a third author but not honestly citing the article that pointed to that work . It was wrong, but the fact that you went so far in apologizing for it, really seems to indicate to me how seriously you take even a relataively minor mistake if we look at public life around us in all areas. I hope you come back soon for your sake and ours (as well as of the rattings of CNN and sales of Time). Those who feel they can get more reliable analysis from Fox News are probably a lost cause. I am sure you will have many loyal readers/viewers if you stay in CNN/Time or wherever you go. Best wishes In this difficult time
Dear Fareed,
I have been a loyal follower since I first listened to a recorded version of The Post American World. As to GPS, I have been impressed with your style, your choice of guests, and your intellect. I missed seeing the program today because I look forward to it every week.
I wish that I could understand how you could have let this happen. I have admired you so much and it is very painful to think of you experiencing such self destructive behavior.
When the time is right, please find a way to bring your grace and insight back to us.
Please reconsider, CNN; I know many people, as I, who value Fareed as one of the most thoughtful, political journalist on world affairs.
The start to my Sunday was unusal given that GPS was not being aired. It created a void in the day and I really hope to see Fareed back to make sense of all that we may otherwise notice but not understand in global news
It is clear that the majority appreciates Fareed's fair and balanced journalism. Does CNN get paid for the Romney and Ryan show or was it just convenient scheduling?
Was his call to invade Iraq fair and balanced too? You people are drinking the kool-aid from this neo-con who espouses violence, imperialism and total disrespect for international law and conventions. The Iraq war killed hundreds of thousands of people. This neo-con needs to apologize!
Sad to lose this program for a week, let alone a month, for an error acknowledged, when considering the rock bottom content of 'talking points' repeated ad nauseum on other 'news' shows. Come on CNN, give us back GPS and intelligent conversation.
It is far to rare on todays 'news' line up.
Fareed Zakaria has openly and directly called, advocated and incited on the invasion of Iraq. He quickly apologized over few lines he copied from elsewhere, yet he never ever apologized for his calls to commit violence against an entire nation of over 24 million people. What's to like or respect about this violent individual who justifies violence for millions of people. CNN needs to fire this neo-con for once and all.
What you have just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard and more importantly, has nothing to do with plagiarism. Fareed doesn't need to apologize on his position on the Iraq war. He didn't vote on it, and had no ability to initiate or prevent the conflict. The fact that you are still talking about Iraq, in the current state of affairs is just bizarre. Iraq is actually doing pretty well now, and your focus would be better utilized on preventing the President from killing more civilians with drones.
Fareed Zakaria was instrumental in making the case for the invasion. He did more than vote it, he tried to get people, who otherwise knew nothing about Iraq or the Middle East, to take up arms against an entire nation under false pretensions. The fact that you write that Iraq is fine now shows your lack of understanding and knowledge on the subject. You must get your world news from this war-mongering neo-con who once filled the pages of Time magazine of calls to invade yet few years later chides Rumsfeld on the invasion!
That has nothing to do with plagiarism. Fareed doesn't need to apologize on his position on the Iraq war. He didn't vote on it, and had no ability to initiate or prevent the conflict. The fact that you are still talking about Iraq, in the current state of affairs is just bizarre. Iraq is actually doing pretty well now, and your focus would be better utilized on preventing the President from killing more civilians with drones.
Mr. Zakaria,
I look forward to your return. In fact, I have no intentions of watching CNN until you do. Take care of yourself and I hope to see you soon....
Without Fareed, CNN is really blend with nothing really interesting...same all the time!
Fareed, you bring a real view of our country from in and out.... Go somewhere else, I don't care about CNN
This is what I posted on CNN GPS on March 20th 2011 which is totally relevant here given the plagiarism charge which I refered to in full.
I see a few readers commenting on my motive for criticizing my former countryman Mr.Zakaria, and here are my reasons.
While I have made that amply clear several times even in these columns, I will make yet another effort given the DIS-INFORMATION going on, and the fact that YOUNG, IMPRESSIONABLE boys & girls are being wrongly MOULDED into the thinking of a MIS-INFORMED teacher. No wonder American kids are becoming increasing incapable of independent decision making, and our schools are failing!
Coming to the issues, I am not disputing the fact that Mr.Zakaria is NOT smart, intelligent, educated or any of that, given his credentials as a Yale Grad., inspite of the fact that his affluent/influential Indian background may have helped him a tiny bit in reaching those stellar heights! But even with that understanding, it's just impossible for someone to be an AUTHORITY on every issue ailing America and the world. In that sense, truly he is an expert in bringing together different schools of thought, and presenting them as his own ORIGINAL FORMULAE FOR SUCCESS! Often times in the process of biting too much, he does overlook several facts, and does over simplify issues.
We can also very easily see that Mr.Zakaria is ambitious and aiming for public office (such as the Secretary of State). Given the obvious disadvantages he faces as a recent immigrant, no doubt he is shoring up his credentials by focusing on a variety of key issues that Americans are seized of, that can typically keep him in the limelight.
Having said that a little bit of analysis of Mr.Zakaria’s writings reveals his immense ability to bring in his passionate issue of propping up Islamic causes, and trashing America & the west in any discussion. In that quest he bashes up anyone/anything that comes in the way – notably America, America’s freedoms, and America’s fairness, albeit…..…so covertly that, most gullible readers can’t even decipher! Just a break-up of his articles on Time.com shows the following:
Total # of articles published: 15
a) Nation -2
b) Politics -3
c) World -10
As I have said many times, while many times the message is very subtle COVERTLY designed to appeal to American conscience albeit with a lot of half truths, and cherry picked facts, at other times its is more daring, or even totally deceiving.
I have given several examples for his behavior all through these columns, and also in several of my responses to his articles on Time.com.
In conclusion, if there are still people who are convinced of Mr. Zakaria’s fairness and can’t see through his agenda, I say “SO BE IT”! For others who are willing to take a critical peek into his assertions I commend them!
If I agree with you we would both be wrong.
I disagree. You seem to be an Islamophobic.
Amit-Atlanta-USA You are Islamophobic, like that guy in Wisconsin who attached the Sikh temple. What is wrong with you dude. I cannot believe you are an Indian with these kind of views.
You are loved and respected. One misstep does not erase all the brilliant work you have done and will continue to do.
A few quick points, that most of you don't seem to care about. Everyone makes mistakes, but at what point are we going to hold someone accountable? This is not the first time Fareed Zakaria has plagiarized another writer. The first incident wasn't nearly as bad as this one, but it was still bad enough that it shouldn't have happened again. Do you know how it feels to have your work stolen?Fareed Zakaria has no reason to steal content from other writers, and the fact that he is dumb enough to do it twice, and with a subject as important as gun control, is absolutely shameful. Can you imagine how Jill Lepore must have felt when she read his article? The fact that some famous reporter, that makes 20 times what she makes, finds it necessary to steal her work would be so infuriating. Combine in the fact that he has caught giving the same commencement speech to different schools (Harvard & Duke), and you have a great example of a selfish individual, who only cares only about money and himself.
Fareed is without a doubt the best most intelligent commentator you have at CNN, for that matter in all of television and if he did plagerize another journalists work it's a compliment to that journalist. And if there is any brains in Management at CNN they would Get him back on the air fast and put him on more often. He is not affraid to address real issues and is willing to ask tough questions. He is a real journalist dealing with real issues rather than playing in tabloid journalism. For those who think, he is a breath of fresh air. God knows we need some fresh air!
Please bring back Fareed. My Sunday isn't the same witihout him. One tiny mistake compared to the hundreds made by politicians daily. Please!
I was wondering why my DVR recordings were redundant stories about Romney's VP picks and not GPS! I'm having a difficult time following this because I wasn't aware of the issue, but it seems if Fareed cited his source then he followed accepted rules. If he didn't credit his source, then there is a problem...
From the information I can glean, Fareed cited the original author and gave credit where credit is due. Where's the problem?
I have not read either article, but from following the conversations it doesn't appear as if he actually has anything to apologize for.
GPS is among the few truly intelligent news programs on TV. Please get it back on soon!
To the guy who said Fox News doesn't make things up... "seriously"?
Unfortunate lapse – and some punishment is in order.
But as many have said Fareed is an important voice of wisdom – this is the one important show we watch every week and we cannot afford to have it off the air for a month. Today as Morsi fired the Egyptian generals, I wished I knew what Fareed and his guests would have thought. CNN is lucky to have Fareed. I do hope you dont screw up in your zeal and over-react – a month seems like a long time to suspend an important show when the man has owned up to his mistake. Meanwhile I watched your replacement show at 1 PM for 10 minutes before I fell asleep.
Fareed's GPS and Charlie Rose are the only 2 shows of substance.... Fareed, we shall await your return!
I completely agree with all the sentiments above clamoring for Fareed to come back. I have not missed GPS in 3 years until today, and it was very sad. He has done too much good for the public discourse to allow a simple human moment to be grounds for suspension. We have all made mistakes. He has the intellectual maturity to learn from this mistake. Suspension is unnecessarily punitive (particularly to his viewers!). GPS is the only consistently good sunday morning show and it needs to be brought back as quickly as possible. CNN don't you dare (as stated above) think about doing anything else.
Well Fareed when working a lot anybody can make a mistake. You are the only truly intelligent man at CNN. The one month suspension is pure stupidity from the old maids that populate the board CNN. They are reacting to a wanted dead or alive poster by the Tea party followers who need you out of the way so that they can continue to lie to their followers The CNN management has neutered all their anchormen. I hope they will not neutered you. You have my absolute support.
CNN, bring Zakaria back. One of the few intellectual leaders you have. He made a mistake, but also accepted his responsibility. CNN: give Zakaria a second chance and put his show back on. So many people get second chances, without contributing a hundredth of what Zakaria contributes with his balanced and powerful analysis. Fareed Zakaria, you have my support.
Fareed is my favorite CNN commentator and the only show we watch on Sundays. His intelligence and viewpoints would be very much missed if we were to lose his show.
Liking Zakaria's show doesn't excuse his intellectual dishonesty. Plagiarism is a different kind of crime that tarnishes both the offender and the outlet that continues to employ him, regardless of whether there has been an apology. He may have a good show, but his actions speak to his fundamental dishonesty as a person. CNN has no choice but to terminate his show and to replace Zakaria with someone (anyone) of intellectual credibility.
I 100% agree. I don't think CNN will reinstate him at all. They need another journalist. Plagiarism is tough.
Fareed is one of a few truly intelligent and visionary voices on the air and print. I am an admirer, a fan and hope his voice will not be silenced for long.
You have broken my heart, Fareed. I may take you back if you continue to stand up to the NRA when you come back. More at my blog. http://www.stickycommunication.ca/2012/08/you-broke-my-heart-fareed-zakaria-but-you-can-win-me-back/
Interesting comments. No doubt Fareed made a serious mistake and was probably trying to do too much for too many different publications, BUT he is the only intelligent journalist on CNN. All the others are hacks who spout the party line and have no convictions of their own and no courage to speak out. I would like to see him leave CNN and go to HBO where he doesn't have to be so politically correct. GPS was the only program worth watching on CNN. Thank god, I get the BBC!
Fareed made a mistake but we'll all human; and we acknowledge the mistake and move on. GPS is an unique show and offer a fresh view of world politics and situations. Less not punish the viewers and make the punishment in line with the honest mistake. We love and support the show and hopefully await it's return to TV.
His impartiality has been questionable. He is a big pal of you-know-who!!!
Fareed,
We are all humans and commit mistakes. This should not tarnish all of the contributions you have made as a journalist, and I say one of the world best for the past year. Please come back to GPS or CNN is worthless!
Thanks again Fareed and we are all with you!
Mistake - Apology - Done. Now let's get the show back on the road
Fareed you are too valuable to allow this to keep you down....
We all make mistakes. Get back up on the horse, Fareed. You are the best commentator / interviewer on TV and I missed not seeing you last Sunday.
I miss Fareed's GPS. CNN, please bring him back.
You're a good journalist, Mr. Zakaria. Don't stay down. Keep your head up and your ethics in order. I'll be watching out for you in the future.
When I heard this news, my first thought was `this must be an honest mistake and will blow over; he is too good". This is no way reflects your character or integrity. We NEED your show; you are THE best contributor producing content that is stimulating with critical insight into the broader issues facing the world. I will look for your show.
Thank you Fareed, apologizing and taking responsibility for your work is the appropriate way to deal with this misstep. We all make mistakes.
Few of us show your talent for bringing forth salient, global issues in an intelligent, adult manor.
Your absence is a greater wrong than your error. Please get back on with GPS immediately.
to be honest .. there is nothing worth watching on cnn but fareed.. and i firmly believe that fareed is too big for cnn.. he should probably join al jazeera.. that would be fantastic..
Fareed is an eloquent and intelligent individual who has taken full responsibility for his mistake. It would be a complete disservice and a ridiculous mistake for CNN/Time to let him go. His reporting on the Middle East in particular makes all Arabs proud in its fairness and brutal honesty. I hope to see him back soon.
Fareed Zarkaria is brillant! Losing him would be a great loss for CNN and Time. I will watch him where ever he goes! Hopefully, CNN will be smart enough to know that they cannot lose him, and will act quickly to bring him back on the air.
A shameful error, but not one that should cost him either his show or his column. If they fire Fareed, I will discontinue support of either CNN or Time. He made a mistake, he's apologized, let's move on.
I am a huge Fareed fan and was deeply dismayed to hear about this. Like many commenters, I value and admire his balanced, intelligent approach to nearly every topic. Because of that, this issue is one I care enough about that I looked up the articles in question and compared.
Yes, one paragraph is clearly plagiarized, much of it word for word. (You can find it on line at the New Yorker mag and compare with Fareed's article here.) The fact that it is so blatant (i.e., no attempt to paraphrase much of it) makes me doubt that Fareed (at least originally) intended to plagiarize, as he is far too intelligent not to know it would be found out. I could see him pasting the info with the intent to research and rewrite later, then running out of time and forgetting or (I hope not) caving in to the pressure and submitting in exhaustion at deadline...but I guess we can never be sure. Clearly he made a major blunder; I don't really know if he was purposefully unethical.
I for one am going to balance this mistake against his immense body of top quality work, and chalk it up to human error. I'm giving Fareed the benefit of the doubt and will continue to look forward to his work. I think CNN made the right call...the suspension underlines the seriousness of the error without ending the show or Fareed's career.
Fareed, I'm still your huge admirer...but you need to learn from this and either hire more help or scale back just a little so you're not overextended. I'm guessing any repeat, no matter if unintentional, would be catastrophic. We can't lose you!
A few journalists consider this as not that of a serious violation. Edward Jay Epstein writes "Fareed Zakaria Didn’t Plagiarize!" in the Daily Beast. However, Mr. Epstein only focuses on the original source, Prof. Adam Winkler, and tend to ignore the fact Fareed Zakaria did use Jill Lepore's words and partial sentences without attributing them to her even though these are mainly summarizing history, similar to a literature review, and no real creative work or opinions are involved.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/08/13/fareed-zakaria-didn-t-plagiarize.html
His argument seems to minimize the depth of plagiarism in this case using realatively weak reason.
GPS is a great show... But Farreed is a hippocrat. He talks about ethics in Harvard commencement , makes 75K for speeches written by research assistants and tells them to be honest.. He is a blood sucker and a fraud
needs to fire and replace him to maintain the ethics in CNN
He who fires Zakaria will be an idiot.
In a few weeks there will be tens of channels willling to broadcast his show.
I doubt that Zakaria did such a stupid plagiarism deliberately and without some kind of permission. Something else might have happened. And I suspect has something to do with the upcoming elections...
I believe the NRA is somehow behine Fareed Zakaria dismissal. The statements and principles
as stated in the editorial is to the point that the U.S. is gun crazy and something should be
done about it.
When I first heard about the news I was disappointed and sad and could not believe it was true. When I heard about the details of the incident and saw you unconditional appology, I realized that my first reaction had some merit. You made a mistake but in the overall scheme of things it was only a minor transgression. I wish you return even stronger. We need wise people in the media like yourself. You certainly have my support.
For all of you who hate on the 2nd amendment here is something you may not want to admit: Farid, your hero, has done immense harm to himself and to your cause. Best to distance yourselves from him or come away with a stain. Like most "journalists" who have an axe to grind, he is his own worst enemy. CNN gave him too much rope and he, predictably, hung himself. Remember, Farid, "the pride comes before the fall".
Its not a question of hating or loving the 2nd ammendment. That's a very narrow view. Its about having some quality news and discussion programs where you can hear some balanced views that you can decide for yourself. He does have guests (who have some credibility and intelligence) from both sides and you really get good discussion without the shouting and name calling, and you can make up your own mind. In the hyper partisan environment, there are only a handful of such shows.
Farreed is far and away the best journalist/ commentator/ host on CNN. Please do not make the foolish mistake of losing his talents for a mistake. I want to watch GPS soon. Thanks, Clemente , Toronto, CANADA
My Dear Friends (specifically Indian friends!):
Yes, I am an Indian even though I am now a citizen of the US. And, I believe both our nations to be amongst the greatest countries in the world (in their own way), just as most of the free world is……viz. Europe, Australia, NZ, Canada etc. I have travelled to many countries (repeatedly) and have seen firsthand the ground transformation going on there with the advent of waves of unadaptable immigrants. You guys obviously know who I am talking about….yes, Muslims ofcourse who are gate-crashing into these nations in a variety of modes.
- Coming in legally as students (to bogus, or fringe schools & universities), and most drop out without ever completing any course. Plz. do a google check on the trade in bogus certificates etc. from Pakistan.
- As dependents of legal nationals (forget how they arrived there in the first place!)….given that many of the European nations recognize their polygamous marriages and multiple children and provide them ready immigration.
- By misusing the lax asylum rules (80% of the boat people arriving in Australia are Pakistanis, and the stats are nearly the same in Europe too…arriving first in Spain, Italy, Greece & eventually spreading all over Europe!).
Once there:
- They first suck up liberal welfare. (Check out the stats for Norway, Denmark and other liberal Baltic nations).
- Indulge in violent & also petty crime (50% of violent crime in Athens is from illegals, Just do a Google check on ratio of Muslim prisoners in Europe, US, India etc.!)
- Once well established there, they induce large-scale conversions to Islam and have multiple children (again misusing the incentives, given Europe’s dwindling population!). – Check out the stats in UK- Islam is growing at 10 times (YES 10 times that of all other groups put together, with a REAL DECREASE in Christian population. No wonder “MOHAMMED” is the most common first name of all new borns in the UK).
Again check out the stats.in the UK
Why is this scary or undesireable:
- Unlike all other religions Islam has both a religious and political wings (Google further).
- Per well respected PEW & other stats – Even amongst British Muslims 1 in 3 OK to kill in the name of Islam, 40% want Sharia law.
- Per UK’s own govt. stats given equal socio-economic background a Muslim Indian is 3 times more likely to be unemployed than a Hindu Indian, and a White Christian.
- Demand special rights (Halal meat, 5 prayer breaks a day, separate prayer halls in schools, Sharia compliant laws, and most importantly bring up frivolous freedom of religion lawsuits to stop public singing of national anthems, public celebration of national festivals such as Christmas, Diwali etc.) all of which change the centuries old culture of the native people.
- Build mega mosques (eg.the Cardoba VICTORY Mosque at Ground Zero…one of the 18 mosques in Manhattan!), or the 55,000 sq.ft. mega mosque for a mere 200 Muslim families in Murfeesoboro, TN..…..all with Saudi money.
- Once these people reach a critical mass then comes the ethnic cleansing.
For example in India’s own Assam the Muslim population has increased from 22% to nearly 50% in a matter of 3 decades, largely due to illegal migration from Bangladesh. As a result the local Christian and Hindus have become a minority. In Kashmir Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists & Christians who were less than 4% of the total population are uprooted and living as refugees in their own country.
Having said that am I an Islamaphobe, probably yes…….b’coz the STATISTICS DON’T LIE!
And, do I oppose Mr. Fareed Zakaria just b’coz he happens to be a Muslim……..a Big No.
On the contrary amongst my favorite reporters/columnists/analysts, most are Muslims, from Pakistan writing in their #1 newspaper Dawn, and they include Messrs. Irfan Hussain, Kamran Shafi, I A Rehman, Nadeem Paracha, Pervez Hoodbhoy, and several others. Every word these highly enlightened souls write on Islam, Pakistan, the war on terror, Muslim grievances in the west, as also the state of the union in India, US etc. is worth its weight in gold!
That’s a lesson Mr. Zakaria will never ever learn!
Dude you are mentally sick and obviously retarded, please resume or up your medication and stop calling yourself Indian, You are a shame to peace loving and tolerant Indians
Thanks!
I don't want to waste my intellectual resources on someone who can't argue logically and ONLY has a two line gibberish. While many NAIVE people may not see through Mr. Zakaria's agenda, there are others who lack the intellect to analyze what is thrown at them!
Not only is your comment racist and biased it totally irrelevant to this subject! Freed, we need you back to explain the world to people like this!
You tried your best, but apparently rationial and reponsible players have decided otherwise based on facts and other relevant information. Are you jealous?
I tell all of my friends. If you don't watch anything else, please watch Fareed on CNN on Sundays. You will learn something. I hope the show will return soon.
Fareed, Was this your first time to plaiarize? I doubt it! How about your doctoral dissertation, have you done it there too? tell me the truth
this must not be the first time. You need to a confession Fareed although you claim you are Muslim.
No man is a paragon of all virtues.Fareed's mistake should not be blown out of proportion.His contribution to TV Talk show and journalism is the best in recent times.As an Indian,I am extremely proud of his achievements.May Allah's blessings be with Fareed and save him from such mistakes in future.
Fareed admitted and apologized publicly with no hesitation, we all make mistakes now and then. Punishment should be metered out if one doesn't admit, worse yet if he/she sugar coat the error, then punishment is in order. Let's bring Fareed back on line!!!!
It's quite simpe: Apology accepted.
Please get this man back on the air ASAP.
It's unfortunate what's happened, Fareed's unreserved apology should put an end to it and should be enough to move on with some checks and balances. He was quoting facts & no one has a monopoly on that, just wish that he (or his assistants) had taken the time to credit Ms. Lepore. If no one can find any more such passages from his long & illustrious past (I'm sure these very same sources are digging in to find out), he should be allowed back on air and in print right away. It's tiring to hear heavily biased reporting and meaningless politics all the time from other outlets that doesn't impart any value/knowledge about the real stuff in this world, like Fareed does week in & week out.
I have learned that person's character is more visible through his/her smallest acts. Fareed’s smallest act does point to a flaw that that is disappointing. What we have seen could be the tip of the iceberg. I am sure people are reviewing his remaining work for any other questionable material. I hope he comes out clean and continues his work. Many authors have lost everything for simply reusing work of others without giving proper credits.
Fareed is a brilliant journalist and I immensely enjoy his show. CNN, please bring him back ASAP!!!!
Fareed, you cant please them all. Take long bike rides, buy a record player and some beatles albums and enjoy your time off!
I love Fareed's show and watch him every week without fail. These charges against him are overblown. Anyone who reads as much as he does and cranks out as much content as he does will make an occasional slip. Who among us has never uttered an opinion that could be attributed to someone else, having forgotten where we read or heard it? Who honestly cares, besides a few insiders? The content is the important part, and Fareed is a god of content. I agree with one of the earlier posters, though: Fareed is probably a bit overworked. A message to Fareed: do a bit less writing, my man, so you don't get overwhelmed again. And a message to CNN: BRING FAREED BACK ASAP!
Please bring Fareed back soon. He offers the best analysis in all of media. I understand there needs to be some kind of consequence for his mistake but I feel less informed, less intelligent, and less able to serve as a responsible citizen without his clear and insightful analysis.
Fareed, get some rest and try to enjoy your time off. Take your lumps, chalk it up as an unfortunate lesson learned, and come back stronger than before. The world needs you. Thanks for everything you've done for us thus far.
What a crock! The guy knew he was committing intellectual fraud when he published the piece, and once he got slapped down for it he made an apology that was not nearly so long or eloquent as his other ramblings. Time and CNN will let him back into the fold once the flap dies down, but he should be long gone instead. If the man is really that smart, he is smart enough to know how to give others credit for their work. Had this been a conservative writer the uproar over such foul behavior would have been deafening.
Mr. Fareed made a mistake, and is paying the price for his follies. Yet as one of thousands if not millions of viewers of his show and works that he has produced I know that this incident does not represent the great intellectual that Fareed Zakaria is. I pray that he will receive a second chance. For his sake and for all of us who enjoy and rely on his work. Thank you Fareed for everything you have done so far...
This is obviously a fairly minor transgression. The petty and rabid attacks are transparent. Something else may be going on here, and I hope Zakaria is back soon. FZ/GPS is one of the very few palatable, intelligent, relevant and worthwhile news shows on.
Please don't let him go. This is the only show on TV with original thought. It's the reason I get up on Sunday mornings and the only reason I tune into CNN. If you think it's because of Wolf Blitzer and the "best political team on television" you're sorely wrong. He made a mistake. Learn from it and move on. You can't lose this guy.
THE RESPONSES ON THIS PAGE SOUND LIKE AN ISRAELI ZIONIST MEGAPHONE AUTOMATIC RESPONSES DONE DELIBERATELY TO MAKE CNN RETURN THAT CHEAT.
HE HAS BEEN THE VOICE OF ZIONISTS AND NEOCON FOR MORE THAN A DECADE.
NOW THEY ARE TRYING TO BRING HIM BACK BY THESE PHONE COMMENTS.
Hellooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
GIVE US BACK FAREED!!!
We all make mistakes sometimes.
His is a much needed voice in a monotonous media landscape.
We can't live without him.
GIVE US BACK FAREED!!!
What happened was sad. He probably didnt make the mistake directly but he's taken responsibility and apologized. I'm sure he'll never want to allow it again
Take away Fareed and you'll lose a lot of audiences on CNN starting from me. You'll be shocked at how many people follow Fareed on CNN even in Africa given his presentation and insight into global events. No one is perfect please, we've pointed out the mistake and he's accepted. It's time to bring him back.
I was devastated when I discovered your show was not on for the next month because of....what exactly! Yours is the only show that has balance about the issues and does not make emotive statements that serve only to sensationalise. The world needs to know the truth about issues to prevent further instability. For goodness sake CNN get some sense.
(I posted this in a different CNN blog a few minutes ago. It belongs here.)
Please bring Fareed back.
Please distinguish levels of transgression. While all misattributions are professional failures, there's a big difference between claiming credit for a new idea or a major creative work and neglecting to credit an historical reference.
We should not seek the career equivalent of the death penalty for failure to make a full stop at a stop sign.
Please forward my personal greetings from Scandinavia to Fareed Zakaria.
We love you Fareed here in Europe and especially now in Scandinavia You will have even more followers Online when you return to CNN.
My wife (who is always right) feels you were unjustly accused by – as she says – the WOOD HEAD Geoffry Gold and the LAZY WOOD HEAD – as she who is always right says – Paul Farsi in The Washington Post.
Wy wife – the one who is always right – made me write and defend you . I will try to paste the defence here in a link:
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/08/14/plagiarism.html
WE DONT WANT HIM BACK
Everyone makes mistakes. He apologized for his mistake. He should be allowed to return back to CNN and time.
I can promise that GPS was the only reason I missed the first half of NFL games last season. I hope to have reason to miss them this season as well. This error does not undermine his credibility as a thoughtful and straightforward source for fact and opinion. Journalism is not arranging a shouting match between pundits, with an assumption of factual equivalence. Without Fareed, the selection of professional interviewers remaining (who are more than a head nodding as propaganda passes for news) grows slim. If my family's viewership counts for anything, we expect to see him return soon.
To err is human; to forgive ... divine. Alexander Pope.
Given Fareed Z's huge body of work over the past 20+ years and his apologies, I am fine thinking this was an oversight. I for one have not lost any of my respect for him. Let's all learn from this and move on. This guy said it very well here:
http://blogs.middlebury.edu/presidentialpower/2012/08/15/fareed-zakaria-you-didnt-write-this/
The only intelligent and deeply thought provoking show on CNN. He made mistake and confessed.. When you read , write many things, there may be article or info that lodges in your memory and may be reproduced without intention to plagiarize . The response from CNN and Time seems unreasonable
Fareed -
You've always been an inspirational journalist: intelligent, about as unbiased as an informed person can be. You attract top-tier guests and manage to ask probing questions to even people not friendly to the US. I appreciate your continued integrity in admitting what you did (though I don't personally understand the fuss). I hope that you'll be back on the air soon. We need all the integrity, intelligence and unbiased reporting that we can get in this election season.
Really missed GPS this Sunday! A mistake was made, who hasn't? No reason to remove the most thoughtful show on TV!
CNN would be the bigger loser...hope some other channel / medium has the guts to provide you the platform to let you continue with providing us with your invaluable insights soon. I have admired CNN for all the good work but the haste with which they have acted against Fareed doesn't speak of good sense on CNN's side...
Was it the long arm of arms lobby...(I suppose Fareed hits harder with his view which is seen / heard by so many of us than Jill, in her column...and hence, needs to be "put in his place" ?) OR should this strong action of suspension be attributed to other more colourful interpretations...I have heard similar data / views on the issue from other sources too...I will spend some time looking for plagiarism angle on those too.
If two researchers came come up with same facts – but just because one published it earlier (ooops, copy right ??) doesn't make the second effort less worthy ? I know Fareed has owned up, but that's his magnanimity. CNN – now show yours....
And Jill, supporting Fareed will only strengthen your message...do pitch in. Dont throw the baby with the bathwater....
Give Fareed his show back. It's about the only thing worth watching on CNN.
Fareed HAS a thoughtful, i insightful, and provocative show that is balanced and covers many topics that no other TV shows over. He has admitted to a mistake and has apologized, and CNN/Time reprimanded him. That should be it. CNN should not over react and drop him. You already have established a "revolving door" policy of musical chairs of anchors for your shows which you add/drop quickly in a futile effort to juggle your ratings. Why drop someone that has such a loyal following? A lot of your commentators have made worse mis-cues.
Of course the pundits and talking heads are piling on. Fareed had to be a thorn in their sides from day one. Far too intelligent and serious a thinker. Embarrassing to those who think that should be taken seriously.
bring him back. His fans forgive him. who gives a damn about his enemies.
FZ has driven a higher level of discourse on CNN and made a mistake. Let's benefit from his intelligent contributions to the civic dialogue and bring him back to the public square (online and media).
It's a conspiracy I tell you–Its because he is a Muslim!
Regardless of whatever criticism GPS took as being pseudo-intellectual or biased, it was more intellectual and thought-provoking than most news shows on CNN or elsewhere. I'm not quite clear why Fareed did what he did and how much of a "mistake" it was, or whether there were other "mistakes", so I don't want to say that I know for certain how seriously this situation should be treated. But he did put on a very valuable program and I sincerely hope that CNN will return GPS to the air with somebody equally as skilled.
Some may argue, for example, that NPR overall is more intellectual than GPS and this is arguably true. But in reality nobody listens to NPR much and a lot of people watched GPS. Zakaria not only ran an intelligent show but he also made it engaging.
Adios Fareed. Integrity, once lost, is never regained. I hear that the weather is quite nice in Pakistan at this time of year.
He's not from Pakistan...maybe you should see the show more often !
"Time: Fareed Zakaria’s plagiarism was unintentional, isolated incident" Fareed will be back with Time Column on the Sept 7th issue. CNN GPS with Fareed will be back Aug. 26th according to reports. Washington post is still reviewing, but it expects Fareed's column to continue in September.
Welcome back Fareed Zakaria! Apply the leassons learnt and not to have any more lapses.
I'm really dismayed that CNN could retain Zakaria. He's an intellectual thief! He'll certainly carry a scarlet 'P' for the rest of his career.
Bring Zakaria back, let him keep his job. I have been a viewer for several years and appreciate the content and perspective. America would be a kinder place if more people watched it. Next time I watch I will buy somthing from one of the advertisers in support of him staying and I will do that every week for a month or 2.Good people make mistakes, whats new?
http://globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/14/zakaria-on-afghanistan-iran-and-syria/?hpt=hp_bn2
Read this amazing STAGE-MANAGED interview of Mr. Zakaria by another of his CNN disciples!
@FareedZakaria I'm very disappointed to hear about what you have shapely done!!!! My husband who studied at Harvard always said " it's always better tO be fromHarvard that at Harvard" !!!!!!
What a joke...get rid of this guy. He can't even write his own stuff – get rid of him. Once a cheat – always a cheat
Fareed – the world needs you. Sunday is not the same without you. A big BOO to CNN and Time. It's their loss and if you aren't back soon, I know you will move on to bigger and better things. Keep up the exceptional work, particularily now when we must move forward and not back to the failed ways.
Dont let us down CNN. Bring Fareed back !
Great news to hear that you're back. Classy acknowledgement and apology.
Looking forward to your contribution once again.
I thought Fareed was reinstated, but starting when??? Sundays are not worth experiencing without him.
Fareed was my window on the world every Sunday morning as I exercised upstairs. His discussions were intellectually stimulating with the diverse panels representing differing viewpoints, guest commentators on opposing sides of an issues and his political/philosophical discussions and commentary. He has apologized – it is time to bring him back with the critical view and discussion of the issues that his GPS offered every Sunday!!!
Such crap. After all the stuff Rush Limbaugh pulls and the most intelligent man on the air is no longer on the air... This is why i dont watch TV....
Johnathan
Fareed is simply the best. I wouldn't watch CNN if it were not for him. They can throw out the rest of CNN including the fat chick and all the rest, but if they fire Fareed then I for one would simply not watch CNN at all.
Fareed was the highlight of my Sunday morning. The only reporter who was fair, intelligent, and open to a discussion upon topics no one else touched. How is it that hes not on anylonger. I will not watch cnn until he comes back and i say we all dont watch until he comes back!
I loved Fareed Zakaria's show – its the only good thing on TV besides John Stewart and Colbert. Come back soon Fareed, we miss you !! Great show.
An excerpt from Christine Haughney's article from NY Times:
"The mistake, he said, occurred when he confused the notes he had taken about Ms. Lepore’s article — he said he often writes his research in longhand — with notes taken from “Gunfight: The Battle Over the Right to Bear Arms in America,” by Adam Winkler (W.W. Norton, 2011), a copy of which was on his desk at his CNN office."
It is not clear as to who took the notes from the book though the implication is that his research assistant took the notes from the book.
If his assistant is referring to the book and taking notes, why it is necessary to take notes from Ms. Lepore's article rather than just reading it? It would have been adequate to read her article and make sure that his assistant's notes are largely consistent with her article as a double check of facts and history.
On the other hand, why not simply attribute Ms. Lepore's article? Why is the reluctance? It would have avoided all the troubles.
I really miss my podcast and Sunday TV progam of Fareed Zakaria GPS. It is one of the few intelligent programs on TV. I put it up there next to the BBC and Bill Moyers, It is hard to get intelligent international information and commentary that is not just a repeat of the Sunday talking heads. l look froward to his return soon.
KD
tThe extraordinary number of posts coupled with the fact that I'm a terribly slow reader, makes it quite possible that I missed it somewhere, but I can't recall seeing anyone questioning what was in it for Zakaria to withhold accrediting Lepore for her article. Scholars have always taken pride in the number of quotations they could show in a given article. I mean, that's why footnotes were born! Zakaria is, first and foremost, a scholar, and he knows the value of backing what he says by providing his sources. Obviously it would have been to his advantage to give credit to his source in this instance, so why should he choose to hide it? It just doesn't make sense. Unless it was simply an oversight, .which is what it most certainly was. That's a sign of sloppy editing. But it is not the high moral crime that so many of the post-writers seem to want to make of it, and it surely doesn't prove that FZ was "trying to get away with something." Most of those who claim that FZ acted dastardly had it in for him before this issue arose, and when the 'plagiarism' story broke, they must have rubbed their hands with glee as the sat down to use a post with which to whip Zakaria. That's what's called a whipping-post.
It is true that there is no advantage for Fareed to not to attribute the LePore's article when using history information with style and format from it. Yet, it happened. This is very much unnecessary and is an unforced error. Only somewhat plausible explanation is that the notes taken from LePore's article were confused as that taken from the Winkler's book directly. After all both writers were supposedly getting the information from the book and summarize the history. Still, the puzzling aspect is that in the long hand notes from LePore's article, why the reference or attribution not included in the notes itself to start with. On the other hand, If the book was referred and notes were taken from the book, why it is necessary to take notes from Lepore's paragraph except perhaps to read it for double checking? This would clearly prevent potential problems. So it's not quiet making rational sense. It is true that for most part this paragraph involves providing a summary of history from the book and there are no opinions or highly creative work were involved. Therefore, it may be considered as not a severe violation. Anyhow, we cannot blame all critics as some of them take this seriously as tis is considered as a "cardinal sin" for a writer. It's good that CNN & TIME are satisfied that there are no pattern of these kinds of prblems and this is unintentional.
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TO ALL MY FELLOW NON-MUSLIM INDIAN FANS OF FAREED ZAKARIA.
Check this out from Eric Tager in the Community Magazine 11-19-2008
"Mere hours into the horrific attacks in Mumbai, CNN/Newsweek bloviator Fareed Zakaria inaugurated the typical “root causes” debate by “explaining” away the terrorists’ motivation:
Rest of my comments are being censored.
Will Yale Fire Fareed Zakaria?Michael Rubin | Commentary Magazine Michael Rubin
08.12.2012 – 2:40 PM
"There is now little question that Fareed Zakaria is guilty of plagiarism. He has admitted copying a portion of a New Yorker essay and apologized. Time, where Zakaria works as a columnist, has suspended Zakaria for a month, and CNN—owned by the same parent company—has suspended him pending an investigation. This represents a mere slap on the wrist for someone whose standard speaking fee is $75,000.
As Yale University lecturer Jim Sleeper notes, however, Zakaria has a perch not only at CNN and Time, but also at Yale University, where he sits on the Yale Corporation, the University’s governing board and policy-making body. There is no greater academic sin than plagiarism. Students can be expelled for plagiarizing papers, and professors can be fired. To let Zakaria off the hook on his own recognizance would be to eviscerate the principle of academic integrity for which Yale says it stands.
Whether Yale President Richard Levin will do the right thing, however, is another issue. While Levin has distinguished himself as a master fundraiser, he has also shown a disturbing willingness to undercut free speech (ironically, with Zakaria’s acquiescence), compromise academic integrity to foreign interests, and embrace fame over principle. Seldom is an issue as cut-and-dry as Zakaria’s plagiarism. Unless Yale seeks to demonstrate that cheating is acceptable and that there is no principle to which it will not turn a blind eye, then it really has no choice:
It is time to give Zakaria the boot.
Glad you are back on CNN on Sundays. You start my day with an eye on truth. Thank you.
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