Plagiarism and the Death of the Video Essay

Practice critical thinking and stay informed on breaking news by subscribing through my link https://ground.news/zoebee to receive 30% off the Vantage Subscription which is about $5/month for unlimited access to all the features needed to improve your news consumption habits. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Plagiarism is big news. After hbomberguy's video discussing YouTubers like Illuminaughtii, James Somerton, and the Internet Historian, on top of the cases of Harvard President Claudine Gay and MIT professor Neri Oxman, it seems like we can't trust anyone. But what causes plagiarism, and what should we do about it? What does it say about us that we love talking about it so much? Are video essays as a genre dead? And where do we go from here? CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 1:31 - Breaking Trust 7:27 - Asking the Question 14:52 - A Word from Our Sponsor 18:43 - Loving to Hate 27:57 - Asking Why 41:28 - Rebuilding Trust 56:51 - Outro & Bloopers SOURCES: ------ "Are you Smarter Than a YouTuber?: Academic Merit on the Internet" - Angela Bugiardo and Leonard I. Earle, Journal of Cross-Media Studies ------ "Survival of the Fittest in the Content-Creator Ecosystem" - Billy Sharleton, Applied Consumer Digest ------ Legal Terms FAQ - https://tinyurl.com/HIAARL ------ The Struggle is Real: Artistic Pursuits in the Time of the Internet - Matt and Kim Benson ------ "Vanity, Loss, and the Spectre of Plagiarism" - F. A. Kendrick et al, Deep Dive: The Journal of Cultural Studies ------ "Making the Hard Choice: Community Safety and Moral Purity" - Dr. Robias Menteur, New York Times (https://t.ly/PBqYz) ------ Pariahs and Productivity: A Study of Recidivism Rates in Plagiarists - Rhonda Santis ------ "Plagiarism and You(Tube)" - hbomberguy (Plagiarism and You(Tube)) ------ "Neri Oxman and Claudine Gay Cases Show We Need New Rules on Plagiarism" - Chrisopher Sprigman, Intelligencer (https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2024/...) ------ Cheating Lessons: Learning from Academic Dishonesty - James M. Lang ------ The Little Book of Plagiarism - Richard A. Posner ------ The Leftist Cooks Patreon Post: Patreon: funny-thing-on-94929316 ------ "Postmodernism is Dead" - ‪@TheLeftistCooks‬ (Postmodernism is Dead) ------ "The Decaying Monomyth of Star Wars" - ‪@JessieGender1‬ (& ‪@Aranock‬ ) (The Decaying Monomyth of Star Wars) ------ "Plagiarism Today Plagiarized in a Plagiarism Atonement Essay" - Jonathan Bailey, Plagiarism Today (https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2022/...) ------ "How to ACTUALLY Avoid Plagiarism" - Jonathan Bailey, Plagiarism Today (https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2022/...) ------ "The Worst Fake Speedrun on YouTube" - ‪@karljobst‬ (The Worst Fake Speedrun on Youtube) ------ "Geometry Dash's Biggest Cheater was Finally Caught" - Karl Jobst (Geometry Dash's Biggest Cheater Was Finall...) ------ "The Biggest Cheater in Guitar Hero History was Finally Caught" - Karl Jobst (The Biggest Cheater In Guitar Hero History...) ------ "Plagiarism: A Measured Response" - Heather (of @craftlit-channel ) (Plagiarism: A Measured Response) ------ My Word!: Plagiarism and College Culture - Susan Blum ------ "The Perfect Plagiarism Apology I'm still Waiting to See" - Jonathan Bailey, Plagiarism Today (https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2014/...) RELATED RESOURCES: ------ A good summary of the Gay/Oxman plagiarism cases: Reddit: a_comprehensive_summary_of_claudine_gay_and_neri ------ ‪@FinntasticMrFox‬ 's "James Somerton, White Qu33rness, and the Commodification of Leftism" (James Somerton, White Qu33rness, and the C...) ------ Gita Jackson's "Please Stop Asking Me to Sue James Somerton" (https://aftermath.site/please-stop-as...) ------ The Schools Our Children Deserve - Alfie Kohn To Support Me: * ---Become a channel Member! ➤ @zoe_bee ---Join the Patreon! ➤ Patreon: zoe_bee ---Make a one-time donation! ➤ https://ko-fi.com/zoebee ---Join the Discord! ➤ Discord: discord ---Check out my second channel! ➤ @zoecee ---Watch my Warrior Cats Podcast! ➤ https://art19.com/shows/the-only-warr... ---Watch my D&D game! ➤ @thejaycorn