The Yale Daily News today amended nine articles authored by one staff reporter that were published between October 2024 and May 2025. The articles were found to each contain at least one paragraph that closely matched language published earlier by other sources, without sufficient attribution.

In the course of editing three different articles by that reporter this semester, News editors found language similar or identical to text previously published online. None of the material in question was ultimately published in the News. After the third instance, editors undertook a review of the reporter’s previously published articles, identifying the nine articles we are amending today. Editor’s notes have been added to each of the articles to reflect changes made. The reporter no longer writes for the News.

Original writing and accurate attribution are essential to the News’ independent journalism. As an institution devoted to truth and accountability, we must be upfront about our shortcomings.

An article last October about a new MacMillan Center initiative included unattributed language in three paragraphs that was nearly identical to text in a MacMillan Center press release. An article last November about the Yale-Harvard game ticket lottery contained an unattributed paragraph that matched nearly verbatim a paragraph in a Harvard Crimson article.

A January article about a TikTok ban contained three paragraphs that matched, nearly verbatim and without attribution, language from an ABC News article. An article in February about the Grand Strategy program included four paragraphs nearly identical to text in a press release from the Jackson School. A February article about a film screening contained four paragraphs with language nearly identical to a description of the screening on a Yale website.

An article in March about a talk by a Nobel laureate’s son contained a paragraph with unattributed language nearly identical to sentences in a Wikipedia article. Two articles about the lightweight crew team — published in March and in April — each contained several paragraphs with language identical or similar to two Yale Athletics news releases. An article in May about a proposed endowment income tax hike included a paragraph nearly identical to language in a New York Times article, without sufficient attribution.

We regret that those instances were not identified during the editing process. As editors of a student newspaper, it is our duty to train our staff in the high standards, often unfamiliar to newcomers, that earn your confidence. In recent years, the News has not had a plagiarism and attribution policy in place. We apologize for falling short. We are committed to setting clear standards and ensuring that they are met.

— Ariela Lopez ’27, Editor in Chief, Lily Belle Poling ’27, Print Managing Editor, and Ethan Wolin ’27, Print Managing Editor