Jonah Lehrer, A Writer Who Violated Expectations Regarding the Integrity of His Work
Jonah Lehrer went against writing standards by faking statements from Bob Dylan. In addition, he plagiarized information from different places without crediting the authors. As a result, he lost his job at The New Yorker and damaged his reputation as a recognized author. Integrity in one’s work is crucial for maintaining credibility with readers. Thus, when authors do not practice integrity in their work, they harm their personal and public statuses.
Expectations for the Use of Sources in College Research Papers
Writing college research papers involves supporting one’s arguments with information from primary and secondary sources. The use of sources as references help me acknowledge the work of other authors and help readers know where supporting arguments were acquired. When writing college papers, we are expected to research a particular topic and find several sources that provide general information about the issue. In articulating a point, one is expected to provide enough explanation, discussion, and interpretation to help the reader see the connection between the material being researched and the reference itself (Basch et al., 2018). Nonetheless, being students, we are expected to provide in-text citations after paraphrasing the author’s ideas and a reference list used in the entire paper at the end of the research paper.
Expectations for the Use of Sources in Other Contexts
The expectations of using sources are mostly similar to those I have faced in journalistic writing. The sources being referred to must be credible; any non-original thought should have a link to its author. However, the requirements in journalism are a bit more rigid since I have to provide three different independent sources to support some news or facts. However, the rule remains the same, without proper documentation for proof, one never receives such recognition for the workload.
Reference
Basch, C. H., MacLean, S. A., Romero, R. A., & Ethan, D. (2018). Health information seeking behavior among college students. Journal of Community Health, 43(6), 1094-1099.