eriposte on plagiarism

* eriposte:

"In the past few weeks, some news reports in establishment media outlets featured information previously reported by progressive blogs or progressive media outlets. In some cases though, the establishment media reports specifically chose to not mention the blog or the progressive media outlet that originally reported the story. In particular, two prior articles by Raw Story (authors: Larisa Alexandrovna, John Byrne and/or Jason Leopold) were unacceptably left unattributed by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) and Associated Press (AP), respectively.
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Here's what I think based on this track record. Raw Story seems to have good sources and sources that are sometimes wrong. This is really not very different than the case of the New York Times or the Washington Post or any establishment media outlet. The bottom line is that we should take every story by every legitimate media outlet (Raw Story included) seriously, and with skepticism, and make sure they all show a commitment to reporting facts. There's no reason to single out Raw Story or its reporters for special criticism."

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