CNN Reporter Fired for 'About 50' Instances of Plagiarism

CNN has fired news reporter and editor Marie-Louise Gumuchian after an internal investigation discovered plagiarism in "about 50 published stories."

The news network made the announcement on Friday morning in an editor's note on its world section.

CNN said it had removed all instances of plagiarism found in stories from Gumuchian.

"We've terminated Gumuchian's employment with CNN, and have removed the instances of plagiarism found in her pieces. In some cases, we've chosen to delete an entire article," CNN wrote in a post. CNN added that it had no immediate plans to discipline any of Gumuchian's editors. Read more...