Plagiarized by a press release

It's not your call on what to do if plagiarized. It's up to the higher-ups to fight that battle.

 

Exactly. The "chit" is goodwill from people who can help you down the line and that also has value.

 

I've been plagued by press releases by never plagiarized.

 

So, plagiarism isn't wrong in the rest of the world? I recall being taught this forcefully in high school, regardless of future career.

I don't want to keep bringing this to the top, but I forgot to point that out yesterday and it bothered me.

 

It is wrong, but that isn't the issue here. The issue is how do you best deal with it from here. They pulled it and apologized. You get some goodwill in the bank. If the person responsible is worth a damn, he will remember that and take care of you at some point without you asking. If not, asking still isn't going to get you anywhere.

 

It's not a question of how wrong it is, it's a question of how serious it is.

For a journalist, it's incredibly serious. For a non-journalist, it may not be.

 

there's no difference between 'journalists' and 'non-journalists'.

journalists require no professional license. it's not a licensed or certified profession.

there's no 'code of ethics' - except maybe your unwritten one - because there's no license.

what the hell is a 'journalist'? does TMZ do journalism? perez hilton?

 

That's a ridiculous statement. A government license or recognition is not required for there to be a code of ethics or the existence of a distinction.

 

Not yet ...

 

the difference between an official and written code of ethics, and whatever you are describing, is the difference between professional and unregulated. how huge is that? so big you can't even grasp it.

 

Link here: http://www.aboutpublicrelations.net/ethics.htm

 

Look, I get it. You've discovered one definition of the word 'professional' and want to use it in some semantic logical fallacy.