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Wednesday, September 12, 2012

258. Veracity; Oeuvre



Excerpt from, “Fareed Zakaria Resigns From Board at Yale University,” published 8/20/12, The Wrap.com:


Fareed Zakaria, the Time magazine editor-at-large and CNN host who recently admitted to plagiarism, resigned from his position on Yale University's board to reevaluate his professional life, a Yale spokesman told TheWrap.

In a letter to Yale President Richard Levin, Zakaria -- a Yale alumnus -- said he planned to focus on his work in the wake of a plagiarism inquiry that raised questions about the veracity of prominent reporter's large oeuvre of journalism.

Veracity: accuracy; truthfulness
Oeuvre: a substantial body of work constituting the lifework of a writer, an artist, or a composer

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