Analysis Of Macarena Hernandez s Story About Juanita...

It was found that Blair committed plagiarism as well as fabrication virtually throughout most of his work at the Times. Macarena Hernandez wrote a story about Juanita Anguiano â€Å"a Texas woman whose enlisted son was the only American soldier still missing in action in Iraq† (101). Blair also wrote about the subject eight days later after Hernandez’s article was published, and his Los Fresnos’s story contained similar descriptions and several chunks that were completely similar to Hernandez’s story. Hernandez confirmed that Blair had copied her story, after Blair mistakenly thought that the subject of the interview did not speak English: â€Å"maybe the quotes were so similar because he got the daughter to translate and she probably just said the same thing. At that moment, I knew [said Hernandez]. Juanita Anguiano speaks English† (105). The lack of time that exists in a newsroom is one of the main factors why mistakes occur, even in the most pres tigious newspapers, mistakes happen. Although, â€Å"Globe reporters had warned their friends at the Times to be careful around Blair† (113), he just was not in anyone’s radar. Not being in anyone’s radar may be one of the causes why the paper published Blair’s Fresnos’s story without much scrutinize. Often times, editors deposit their trust on their writers, however, it is necessary to check for any signs for plagiarism or fabrication because history has proven that the people who seem the most reliable doing their job, end up around around a