New York Magazine announced the termination of its association with columnist Ross Barkan following allegations of plagiarism. According to a statement obtained by Semafor, after an independent editorial review, the magazine discovered that Barkan’s work did not meet its editorial standards. As a result, they have updated 67 of his columns to include proper attribution where it was originally lacking.

The statement from the publication noted, “We have updated our archives to include proper attribution in all the stories that our review found previously inadequate, noting that those updates were made, and are committed to addressing any other instances that come to light.” Upon concluding their review, the decision was made to discontinue Barkan’s column.

Barkan, in a statement to Fox News Digital, acknowledged, “There were times I should have been more careful with citation.” He expressed regret for the errors and mentioned he would strive for greater caution in the future. While his column with New York Magazine has ended, he has plans to introduce a new column in September.

Vox Media, the parent company of New York Magazine, did not immediately respond to requests for comments about the situation.

The allegations first surfaced in May when Washington Post reporter Drew Harwell accused Barkan of copying material from his report about conservative commentator Ben Shapiro and The Daily Wire. The controversy prompted New York Magazine to update the column with an editor’s note attributing credit to the Washington Post. However, Harwell expressed uncertainty about the circumstances.

Additional instances were identified by NPR correspondent Bobby Allyn, who noticed similar phrases and descriptions in Barkan’s pieces that closely resembled content from The Intercept and Compact Magazine. Allyn pointed out that certain passages were identical or had minor changes, including sequences of up to 30 consecutive words.

Initially, Barkan denied the plagiarism claims, describing the accusations as “ridiculous.”