Ross Barkan

“None of them, genuinely, were willful or intentional. In the course of writing many columns a week, I did not use citations as aggressively as I should have and did not paraphrase well enough. I never intended to crib from anyone's work. I promise all of you that. I recognize, though, how I failed. I am sorry to the journalists whose work I did not properly cite.”

Ross Barkan · said 2026-08-19 · reported 2026-08-20

Barkan explained in his X post that his citation errors were not intentional.

“I'm going to take some time away and self-reflect,”

Ross Barkan · said 2026-08-19 · reported 2026-08-20

Barkan said he plans to take time away and self-reflect after the scandal.

“I promise to do a much better job going forward.”

Ross Barkan · said 2026-08-19 · reported 2026-08-20

Barkan promised to do better going forward in his X statement.

“We've decided to end the column, and I send all the best to New York Magazine. In the course of nearly 250 pieces, there were times I should have been more careful with citation. I'm sorry about these errors and will work to do better, more careful in the future.”

Ross Barkan · said 2026-08-14 · reported 2026-08-20

Barkan responded to Fox News Digital about the end of his column at New York Magazine.

“Let me first begin by saying I'm sorry. I truly am sorry for the mistakes I made,”

Ross Barkan · said 2026-08-19 · reported 2026-08-20

Barkan apologized on X for plagiarism allegations against him.