Following a review of the allegations of plagiarism, forwhich Zakaria has apologized, CNN and Time in separate statement termed it as a"journalistic lapse" and unintentional error and announced that hispopular column and the Sunday talk show would now resume.
"We have completed a thorough review of each of FareedZakaria's columns for Time and we are entirely satisfied that the language inquestion in his recent column was an unintentional error and an isolatedincident for which he has apologized," Time's statement read.
"We look forward to having Fareed's thoughtful andimportant voice back in the magazine with his next column in the issue thatcomes out on Sept 7," it said.
The CNN followed suite.
"CNN has completed its internal review of FareedZakaria's work for CNN, including a look back at his Sunday programs,documentaries, and CNN.com blogs. The process was rigorous.
"We found nothing that merited continuing thesuspension.
Zakaria has apologized for a journalistic lapse. CNN andZakaria will work together to strengthen further the procedures for his showand blog," the news channel said.
"Fareed Zakaria's quality journalism, insightful mindand thoughtful voice meaningfully contribute to the dialogue on global andpolitical issues.
"His public affairs program GPS will return on Sunday,August 26 on CNN/International," CNN said.
Editor-at-Large at the prestigious Time magazine, Zakariahad apologized on August 10, after new reports appeared in the US media thathis column about gun laws for Time's August 20 issue includes a paragraph thatis remarkably similar to one Jill Lepore wrote in April for a New Yorkerarticle about the National Rifle Association.
"Media reporters have pointed out that paragraphs in myTime column on gun control, which was also a topic of conversation on thisblog, bear close similarities to paragraphs in Jill Lepore's essay in the April23rd issue of The New Yorker," he said.
"They are right. I made a terrible mistake. It is aserious lapse and one that is entirely my fault. I apologize unreservedly toher, to my editors at Time and CNN, and to my readers and viewerseverywhere," Zakaria had said in a statement.
Both the Time magazine and CNN accepted Zakaria's apology,but both suspended him for a month, which has now been revoked.
A day earlier, The Washington Post apologized to Zakariaafter the daily wrongly accused of another instance of plagiarism.
"Endnotes crediting Prestowitz were contained inhardcover and paperback editions of Zakaria's book. The Post should haveexamined copies of the books and should not have published the article. Weregret the error and apologize to Fareed Zakaria," The Washington Postsaid Wednesday.
