Instead of standing by its outlet as it faced a barrage of criticism, Axel Springer announced Sunday that it would take the extraordinary and unusual step of compelling the digital publication to conduct a “review” of its work - all while acknowledging that the veracity of the outlet’s reporting appeared to be sound. But the reporting enraged Ackman, who has extensively argued on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, that his wife should be immune from criticism tied to his activism. Oxman herself apologized in the wake of the Business Insider reporting, acknowledging there were some “errors” in her work. (The clear implication of hypocrisy was not lost on anyone.) Ackman applied relentless pressure on Harvard to remove Gay, initially criticizing the academic for the school’s response to anti-Semitism and then later for plagiarism, the latter of which ultimately led to her removal. The startling revelations came after Ackman helped spearhead a campaign to oust Claudine Gay as Harvard University’s president. The dust up comes as Business Insider takes fire from billionaire Bill Ackman for publishing a pair of stories last week reporting that his wife, former Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Neri Oxman, had plagiarized some of her work. But that rare and embarrassing scrutiny is precisely what German publishing powerhouse Axel Springer has treated its financial-focused US outlet, Business Insider, to. News organizations seldomly see their reporting publicly called into question by their parent companies.
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