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Lakers print reporter claims ESPN anchor stole story

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by dcdream, Dec 29, 2010.

  1. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    Dexter comes with the haymaker!
     
  2. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    Our local newscasters read stories straight from the paper all the time. They also let you know they're doing it.
     
  3. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    If an ESPN anchor had to steal a story from the OCR, I wish it had been that infamous Whicker column.
     
  4. Armchair_QB

    Armchair_QB Well-Known Member

    I'm amazed that people think they can cut and paste these days and get away with it. How can you think someone in your audience won't notice? It's lazy, it's wrong, but it's also just naive on a ridiculous level.
     
  5. Idaho

    Idaho Active Member

    Judith Griggs thinks you're all stupid
     
  6. Versatile

    Versatile Active Member

    What a terrible lede to choose, too.
     
  7. Screwball

    Screwball Active Member

    ESPN compels the anchor to issue a statement (that reads to me like an apology for getting caught, not for plagiarizing ... one time only, and only the time he got caught? right.)

    Anyway ...

    From Will Selva, ESPNews anchor:

    “I made a horrible mistake and I’m deeply sorry. I did not live up to my high standards or ESPN’s. As I often do, I research local stories to use as background for writing my script. In this case, I cut and pasted the story with every intention of writing my own. I simply forgot and I completely understand why this is a major problem. I sincerely apologize for my sloppiness, especially to Kevin Ding, viewers and colleagues. In my 15 years in broadcast journalism, nothing like this has ever happened and I will make every effort to ensure it won’t happen again.”

    From ESPN vice president of communications Josh Krulewitz:

    “This is something we take extremely seriously and we’ve taken appropriate action. We looked into how it happened and found that this very bad mistake was made because he should have been more thorough, even on deadline, not because he was intentionally trying to claim someone else’s work as his own.”

    http://lakers.ocregister.com/2010/12/28/espnews-plagiarizes-my-lakers-column/45706/
     
  8. Point of Order

    Point of Order Active Member

    ESPNews' Will Selva's has released the version of his script that should have aired:


    ESPNews has confirmed that Christmas isn’t over yet, Lakers fans.

    The big game, it turns out, will be the game after the supposed Game of the Year, ESPNews has learned.

    In San Antonio on Tuesday night, the Lakers will be out to give themselves and their fans the much-needed gift of hope, sources confirmed to ESPNews.
     
  9. CRR13

    CRR13 Member

    What are the odds that he plagiarized his apology?
     
  10. pressboxer

    pressboxer Active Member

    I see what you did there
     
  11. mediaguy

    mediaguy Well-Known Member

    They never seem to catch those unintentional mistakes and issue statements of apology before other people notice them.
     
  12. slappy4428

    slappy4428 Active Member

    Vince Doria fails to see the big deal.
     
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