How can plagiarism or fabrication affect a journalist's career?

A. It can cause a journalist to gain positive recognition.

B. It can ruin a journalist's career and reputation.

C. It can make a journalist more popular.

D. It can cause a journalist to go to jail.

B.

Explanation:

When you use fake or reused information for your article, it hurts your credibility. Let's say I fabricated some information that made my article popular. When people find out I fabricated it, they'll start to wonder "Was his past articles also fabricated?". They'll also start questioning new articles.

B. It can ruin a journalist's career and reputation. As far as we know, plagiarism and fabrication would make anyone look bad. If one journalist plagiarizes and/or fabricates people will lose trust of the company and journalist.