Mic News Site Parts Ways With News Director Accused Of Plagiarism

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The media startup Mic has parted ways with its news director, Jared B. Keller, a day after he was accused of multiple instances of plagiarism.

Mic co-founder Jake Horowitz sent the following statement to TPM:

ared Keller is no longer employed at Mic. Plagiarism is unacceptable in any form and our editorial policies make that very clear. We appreciate Gawker bringing these issues to our attention, and as we continue our internal review, we’ll be transparently updating any story that violates our standards.

Mic takes responsibility for allowing this to happen. We’re going to use this as an opportunity to improve as an organization, and we’re already soliciting candid feedback from our editorial staff about what we can be doing better. We’re committed to making all of the changes necessary to ensure that Mic is consistently exceeding the high standards we have for ourselves.

On Thursday afternoon, Keller posted a message on Twitter apologizing.

This post has been updated.

Brendan James contributed reporting.

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