MEDIA AND INFORMATION

LITERACY (MIL)
Legal, Ethical, and Societal Issues in
Media and Information (Part 3)
Plagiarism

Credits: Mr. Arnel Ping

 VIDEO PRESENTATION

Plagiarism - Saturday Night Live

YouTube Channel: Saturday Night Live
Uploaded August 16, 2013,
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 VIDEO PRESENTATION

Understanding Plagiarism
YouTube Channel: YSJ ADD
Uploaded January 22, 2013,
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What is plagiarism?
the act of using another person's words
or ideas without giving credit to that
person
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plagiarism
Plagiarism
The practice of taking someone else's
work or ideas and passing them off as
one's own.
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/plagiarism
 TYPES OF PLAGIARISM
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 TYPES OF PLAGIARISM
Sources Not Cited Sources Cited
The Ghost Writer The Forgotten Footnote

The Photocopy Misinformer

The Potluck Paper The Too-perfect Paraphrase

The Poor Disguise The Resourceful Citer

The Labor of Laziness The Perfect crime

The Self-stealer
 TYPES OF PLAGIARISM:
SOURCES NOT CITED
1. “The Ghost Writer”
The writer turns in
another’s work,
word-for-word, as his
or her own.

Source: http://rainbowriting.com/ghostwriter-resume/
 TYPES OF PLAGIARISM:
SOURCES NOT CITED
2. “The Photocopy”
 The writer copies
significant portions
of text straight from
a single source,
without alteration. Source:
http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/
photocopying-books-for-students-copyright-high-
court-3075857/
 TYPES OF PLAGIARISM:
SOURCES NOT CITED
3. “The Potluck Paper”
The writer copies from
several different
sources, tweaking the
sentences to make them
fit together while
retaining most of the Source:
http://www.laweekly.com/restaurants/10-
original phrasing. potluck-etiquette-rules-2374604
 TYPES OF PLAGIARISM:
SOURCES NOT CITED
4. “The Poor Disguise”
The writer has
altered the paper’s
appearance slightly
by changing key
Source:
words and phrases. https://www.amazon.com/Accoutremen
ts-Fuzzy-Glasses-Classic-
Disguise/dp/B000JNS2ZS
 TYPES OF PLAGIARISM:
SOURCES NOT CITED
5. “The Labor of Laziness”
 The writer takes the
time to paraphrase
most of the paper from
other sources and make
it all fit together. Source:
https://heartofashepherd.com/2015/07/06/proverbs-69-
11-failing-to-instill-a-daily-discipline-of-study-and-labor-
in-your-child-allows-the-laziness-of-a-sluggard-to-
become-a-predictable-path-to-poverty-and-sorrow-2/
 TYPES OF PLAGIARISM:
SOURCES NOT CITED
6. “The Self-Stealer”
 The writer
“borrows”
generously from his
or her previous
work.
Source: http://com1010.library.wayne.edu/
 TYPES OF PLAGIARISM:
SOURCES CITED (BUT STILL PLAGIARIZED)
1. “The Forgotten Footnote”
 The writer mentions an
author’s name for a
source, but neglects to
include specific
information on the
location of the material
referenced. Source:
http://drennank.wonecks.net/2011/08/12/forg
ot-to-register/
 TYPES OF PLAGIARISM:
SOURCES CITED (BUT STILL PLAGIARIZED)
2. “The Misinformer”
The writer provides
inaccurate information
regarding the sources,
making it impossible to
find them.
Source: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pinocchio-
for-ipad-iphone/id422133774?mt=8
 TYPES OF PLAGIARISM:
SOURCES CITED (BUT STILL PLAGIARIZED)
3. “The Too-Perfect
Paraphrase”
The writer properly cites
a source, but neglects to
put in quotation marks
on text that has been
copied word-for-word,
Source: http://www.webslaw.com/how-to-craft-
or close to it. the-perfect-lawyer-bio.php
 TYPES OF PLAGIARISM:
SOURCES CITED (BUT STILL PLAGIARIZED)
4. “The Resourceful Citer”
The writer properly cites all Source:
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 TYPES OF PLAGIARISM:
SOURCES CITED (BUT STILL PLAGIARIZED)
5. “The Perfect Crime”
The writer properly
quotes and cites sources
in some places, but goes
on to paraphrase other
arguments from those
sources without
citation. Source:
http://www.manilaspeak.com/commentary
/plagiarism%E2%80%95an-academic-crime
WHAT ABOUT IMAGES, VIDEOS, AND MUSIC?
Source: http://www.plagiarism.org/plagiarism-101/what-is-plagiarism/

Source: https://www.sagaftra.org/musicvideos
WHAT ABOUT IMAGES, VIDEOS, AND MUSIC?
Source: http://www.plagiarism.org/plagiarism-101/what-is-plagiarism/

Without receiving proper permission or providing

appropriate citation, the following are considered
plagiarism:
• Copying media (especially images) from other
websites to paste them into your own papers or
websites.
• Making a video using footage from others’ videos or
using copyrighted music as part of the soundtrack.
WHAT ABOUT IMAGES, VIDEOS, AND MUSIC?
Source: http://www.plagiarism.org/plagiarism-101/what-is-plagiarism/

Without receiving proper permission or providing

appropriate citation, the following are considered
plagiarism:
• Performing another person’s copyrighted music (i.e.,
playing a cover).
• Composing a piece of music that borrows heavily
from another composition.
 Famous Cases of Plagiarism
in the Philippines
MVP in Hot Water Over ‘Plagiarized' Speech
ABS-CBN News
YouTube Channel: ABS-CBN News
Uploaded April 4, 2010,
Retrieved October 29, 2016 from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRJL82uhwyU
 Famous Cases of Plagiarism
in the Philippines
24Oras: Tito Sotto, Nanindigang Hindi
Siya Nag-plagiarize
YouTube Channel: GMA News and Public Affairs,
Uploaded Nov. 13, 2012,
Retrieved October 29, 2016 from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZnkflY0L-c
 Famous Cases of Plagiarism
in the Philippines
Saksi: Exclusive: UP Graduate Student na Nag-
plagiarize ng Litrato sa mga Contest, Nag-sorry

YouTube Channel: GMA News and Public Affairs

Uploaded September 24, 2013,
Retrieved October 29, 2016 from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HptWz86Fve0
References
• Media and Information Literacy by Boots C. Liquigan,
Diwa Learning Systems Inc.
• http://www.plagiarism.org/plagiarism-101/what-is-
plagiarism/
• http://www.plagiarism.org/assets/downloads/types_of
_plagiarism.doc
• https://www.ox.ac.uk/students/academic/guidance/skil
ls/plagiarism?wssl=1
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRJL82uhwyU