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nstockdale	Post subject: Here we go again Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2004 12:37 pm
Joined: Sat Feb 01, 2003 1:01 am Posts: 281 Location: Dallas	If I didn't know any better, I'd guess this was orchestrated by Jayson Blair. It certainly will bring his name back up -- and, possibly, merit mentions of his book.<p>A [Macon] Telegraph reporter was fired Friday after editors were notified of similarities between a story he wrote in October 2003 and one that previously appeared in the San Diego Union-Tribune.
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nstockdale	Post subject: Re: Here we go again Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2004 12:39 pm
Joined: Sat Feb 01, 2003 1:01 am Posts: 281 Location: Dallas	A list of duplicated stories: <p>• Dec. 18, 2002: High school students' search for a college (Associated Press, Nov. 22, 2002)<p>• Jan. 8, 2003: Shoeshine men (New York Times, June 3, 2001)<p>• Feb. 9, 2003: A Fort Valley State University history professor (Detroit Free Press, Feb. 16, 2001)<p>• April 9, 2003: Freshman orientation at local colleges (Baltimore Sun, Dec. 11, 2002)<p>• June 16, 2003: Freshmen enrolling in college during summer classes (St. Petersburg Times, Aug. 5, 2002)<p>• Aug. 3, 2003: The No Child Left Behind Act's definition of "persistently dangerous" schools (The State, Jan. 26, 2003)<p>• Aug. 18, 2003: Efforts to improve test scores at Bernd Elementary School and other Bibb County schools (St. Petersburg Times, Nov. 4, 2002)<p>• Aug. 25, 2003: No Child Left Behind law's effect on special education (The Oregonian, Aug. 16, 2003)<p>• Sept. 11, 2003: Increased interest in local Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps programs (St. Petersburg Times, Sept. 29, 2002)<p>• Sept. 16, 2003: Growing number of male teachers (Fort Worth Star-Telegram, April 8, 2001)<p>• Oct. 23, 2003: Declining interest in high school automotive technology classes (San Diego Union-Tribune, July 14, 2003)<p>• Oct. 25, 2003: The tradition of high school class rings (St. Petersburg Times, March 18, 2001)<p>• Nov. 4, 2003: Paperwork competes for the time of school counselors (St. Petersburg Times, Nov. 19, 2000)<p>• Dec. 8, 2003: 100 Black Men of Macon's efforts to provide scholarships for children at Ingram-Pye Elementary (The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 6, 1997)<p>• Dec. 31, 2003: Increasing number of grandparents who raise their grandchildren (St. Petersburg Times, Sept. 7, 1998)<p>• Feb. 2, 2004: Interns working at the state Capitol (The Washington Post, June 24, 2003)<p>• Feb. 9, 2004: Students taking six years to earn their college degrees (The Dallas Morning News, Nov. 10, 2001)<p>• Feb. 21, 2004: A teacher-mentoring program (The Washington Post, March 5, 1995)<p>• Feb. 25, 2004: Penmanship in elementary schools (The Associated Press, June 9, 2003)<p>• March 1, 2004: The state's need for special education teachers (St. Petersburg Times, Aug. 12, 2001)
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Matthew Grieco	Post subject: Re: Here we go again Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2004 2:20 pm
Joined: Mon Mar 10, 2003 1:01 am Posts: 2266 Location: New Jersey	Friday was not the first time Abdullah left a newspaper under a cloud. He acknowledged Saturday having left the Fort Worth Star-Telegram after being accused of copying material from another publication.<p>Asked why he did it again at The Telegraph, Abdullah said: "I certainly would want to say that I knew better. It's something that we don't do in this business and feel good about."<p>[Executive Editor Sherrie] Marshall said she was aware of the reason Abdullah left the Star-Telegram, but that after lengthy discussions with a number of people, some of whom knew or worked with him, The Telegraph decided to offer him another opportunity.<p>"We talked about the mistakes, but we also saw the talent, the potential and the promise and decided to give him a second chance," she said.<p>***Shouldn't this be grounds for firing the EE as well?***
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Phillip Blanchard	Post subject: Re: Here we go again Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2004 3:17 pm
Joined: Sun Apr 07, 2002 1:01 am Posts: 8342 Location: Bethesda, Md.	<blockquote><font size="1" face="TImes, TimesNR, serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Matthew Grieco: ***Shouldn't this be grounds for firing the EE as well?***<hr></blockquote><p>In a flash. I don't mean to get all high and mighty, but she did the unspeakable: gave a plagiarist a second chance. Everyone at her newspaper, and everyone in the business (except the plagiarists), will suffer for her harebrained decision.
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Bumfketeer	Post subject: Re: Here we go again Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2004 5:29 pm
Joined: Fri Nov 15, 2002 1:01 am Posts: 3557 Location: Cusp of retirement, grave or both	"Also saw the talent." A talented journalist does not plagiarize. What a crock of shit. She should be fired just for saying that.
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paulwiggins	Post subject: Re: Here we go again Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2004 5:42 pm
Joined: Wed Oct 08, 2003 12:01 am Posts: 3137 Location: Homebush NSW Australia	I've worked in a newsroom that would walk out until the EE was sacked.
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majorbabs	Post subject: Re: Here we go again Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2004 2:07 pm
Joined: Tue Apr 09, 2002 12:01 am Posts: 744 Location: HuskerLand	So it seems the reporter saw all the other newspaper stories as his own personal wire service he could select from and use professionally, at will. What a guy. And his alma mater is what, I wonder?
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