The journalism profession, is one that is often very stressful to the writers. Journalists have the difficult job of finding an interesting topic for a story, researching it, obtaining interviews, fact checking their sources, and then finishing their article before the deadline (which is often not very far away).
Because journalists are under constant stress and pressure, it is often tempting to plagiarize or fabricate a story.
Journalists can fabricate stories for a number of reasons. Some might fabricate a story because they want to create a more interesting story that people will enjoy reading, and others may fabricate a quote or a few details to support their story because they didn’t have time to go out and research the story.
Journalists also plagiarize because they want to advance their career. The journalism profession is very competitive and some writers may feel that creating their own story may help their career, or lead to a promotion for them.
Whatever the reason is, plagiarism in the journalism field is wrong and highly punishable. It is wrong to use someone else’s work without giving them credit, and it gives journalists a bad name everywhere when writers are caught making up stories. Still, because of the high stress and pressure associated with the job, there will always be plagiarism.
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