Conversation so far:
Who accused Chris Hedges of plagiarism first?
Thomas Palaima.
where did he work at the time?
University of Texas.
What year was this?
2003.
what author is he accused of plagiarizing?
plagiarizing Ernest Hemingway.
What was the name of his book?
War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning.
what year is the book from?
2002.
who published his book?
publisher at the time, PublicAffairs.
What did they say?
it did not believe the passage needed to be cited to Hemingway.

Question: What did they do?
Self-contained rewrite: What did PublicAffairs do