Plagiarism

Many of us plagiarize every day unknowingly. In fact it is way too easy to plagiarize. All it takes is for someone to copy and paste information from a website and claim it as their own. Although it is stealing, most people do not see it as that , and often it is not intentional. In fact copying anything without attribution is considered plagiarism. Although, many do not consider this stealing. I know that there have been plenty of times when I myself was guilty of plagiarism unintentionally. I simply just forgot to add my sources, or did not leave enough time for my sources. Although, the consequences of journalism are quite costly. If caught plagiarizing, at the least you will receive a zero on the assignment without the opportunity to make it up. You will also receive a referral. If you plagiarize in college the consequences are even bigger. I really enjoyed hearing this lecture. I now feel really up to date and properly informed on the ins and outs plagiarism. This lecture was also not just relevant to my life in Journalism 1, but this lecture had information that I could carry with me wherever I go, in school, college, and even the workforce. I am really glad that I had the opportunity to hear this lecture, and be properly informed on plagiarism.