User:TenOfAllTrades/Tim Ryan
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Tim Ryan is an entertainment journalist, formerly of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin. He was fired in 2006, for plagiarising portions of several articles from online encyclopedia Wikipedia and other sources.
[edit] Career
Tim Ryan was born in Hollywood, California, the son of actor and screenwriter Tim Ryan (Sr.)
He joined the Honolulu Star-Bulletin in 1984, and moved to its entertainment desk in 1990. His Hollywood upbringing made him a natural fit for the entertainment beat, where he wrote a weekly film column ('Reel News') as well as occasional feature articles.
In late 2005, Ryan featured prominently in the Star-Bulletin's 'The Truth' promotional campaign, appearing in a full-page ad and a written profile.
Ryan has written extensively for several entertainment periodicals, contributing to US Weekly, Variety, and People.
[edit] Plagiarism
On December 22, 2005 Ryan published an article reviewing an about-to-be-aired television documentary on Aloha Flight 243. Shortly after Ryan's article was published in the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, editors of the online encyclopedia Wikipedia and forum members of the news website Fark.com [1] noted similarities between portions of Ryan's article and the Wikipedia entry.
Wikipedia editors immediately posted a comparison of the two articles; over the next few days, several additional instances of apparent plagiarism surfaced. On January 13, 2006 Star-Bulletin Editor Frank Bridgewater announced Tim Ryan's dismissal.
As of February 2006, Ryan had appealed his termination through the Hawaii Newspaper Guild, his union.
[edit] References
- Bridgewater, Frank. "Inquiry prompts reporter's dismissal" Honolulu Star-Bulletin January 13, 2006.
- Louie, Mynette. "Tim Ryan, Local Scoopmeister" Hawaii Film Office (blog) July 14, 2005.
- Ryan, Tim. "'243' is horrific Aloha flight story", Honolulu Star Bulletin December 22, 2005.
- Snow, Michael. "Wikipedia editors expose journalist's plagiarism" Wikipedia Signpost January 2, 2006.
- Snow, Michael. "Reporter who plagiarized Wikipedia gets dismissed" Wikipedia Signpost January 16, 2006.
- Zimmerman, Malia. "Reporter Fired from Honolulu's Second Largest Daily Appeals His Case to the Union" Hawaii Reporter February 3, 2006.
- Original comparison between Wikipedia's and Tim Ryan's articles
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