Politico Reporter Resigns Due to Plagiarism

Politico reporter Kendra Marr resigned this week after editors of the Arlington-based publication determined she plagiarized others' work at least seven times, according to the Associated Press.

Editors began comparing stories by Marr when a New York Times writer contacted them Wednesday pointing out similarities between a recent Times story and one of Marr's, the AP reported.

Editors found "troubling similarities to work earlier published by others," according to the AP.

Politico has removed Marr's bio from its site, but a cached version can be found here.

According to her LinkedIn page, Marr graduated with a bachelor's degree in journalism and international studies from Northwestern University in 2007.

This Washington Post blog is critical of Politico for not releasing side-by-side comparisons of Marr's work and the pieces she is said to have plagiarized.

Read the full Associated Press story here.