Benny Johnson (journalist)

Benny Johnson
Johnson in 2014
Born Benny Arthur Johnson
Education University of Iowa, BA, 2009
Occupation Journalist

Benny Arthur Johnson is an American journalist.[1]

Early life and education

Johnson grew up in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and attended the University of Iowa. He graduated magna cum laude with a degree in organic chemistry and developmental psychology in 2009.[2][3]

Career

In 2012, Johnson became an editor at BuzzFeed.[2] In 2014, more than forty instances of plagiarism were found in Johnson's writings. Johnson was subsequently fired from Buzzfeed. Johnson apologized for the plagiarism[4]

Later that year, he became digital director at National Review.[5]

In 2015, he joined the Independent Journal Review (IJR) as the creative content director in 2015.[5] Later that year, IJR staffers accused Johnson of plagiarism.[6] In 2017, Johnson was suspended by the IJR after Johnson's involvement in an article which promoted a conspiracy theory that Judge Derrick Watson's partial blocking of Executive Order 13780 was connected to former President Barack Obama's visit to Hawaii.[6][7] Later that year, Johnson was demoted for violating IJR's company ethics; Business Insider reported that Johnson had been verbally abusive and driven numerous staffers away from the IJR due to his management style.[8] Johnson and Independent Journal Review's relationship was terminated in October 2017.[9]

In November 2017, it was reported that Johnson had joined The Daily Caller.[10][11]

References

  1. ↑ Terris, Ben (2015-06-09). "Benny Johnson got fired at BuzzFeed. You will believe what happened next". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2017-03-29.
  2. 1 2 Rothstein, Betsy (2012-12-18). "For a Fun Time at D.C. Buzzfeed, Call Benny". Ad Week. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
  3. ↑ "Find your inner scientist: Benny Johnson at TEDxUIowa". YouTube. 2013-12-07. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
  4. ↑ "BuzzFeed fires Benny Johnson for plagiarism". POLITICO. Retrieved 2017-03-29.
  5. 1 2 "IJReview hires Benny Johnson". POLITICO. Retrieved 2017-03-29.
  6. 1 2 "Report: Benny Johnson was accused of plagiarism (again)". Poynter. Retrieved 2018-10-06.
  7. ↑ "The Tumult at Independent Journal Review Continues With the Suspension of 3 Staffers". Retrieved 2018-10-06.
  8. ↑ "Inside the identity crisis at the Independent Journal Review, the outlet that has become a powerhouse in the Trump era". Business Insider. Retrieved 2018-10-06.
  9. ↑ Fischer, Sara (October 20, 2017). "Scoop: Benny Johnson out at Independent Journal Review". Axios. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  10. ↑ Calderone, Michael (2017-11-17). "Moore's anti-media campaign -- Big deal frenzy -- Fixing mass shootings coverage -- Vanity Fair 'panic' -- WaPo expands media desk". Politico. Retrieved 2017-11-18.
  11. ↑ Nwanevu, Osita (2017-11-17). "Today in conservative media: Mike Pence was right about being alone with women". Slate. Retrieved 2017-11-18.



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