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NYT Fires Freelancer Alex Preston for AI-Assisted Plagiarized Book Review
The New York Times terminated its relationship with freelance journalist Alex Preston after discovering that his January 6, 2026, book review of "Watching Over Her" by Jean-Baptiste Andrea contained passages nearly identical to a Guardian review published by Christobel Kent on August 21, 2025. Preston acknowledged using AI to assist with the piece but failed to implement safeguards against plagiarism, allowing the tool to pull text directly from publicly available sources without restriction.
April 17, 2026
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