Plagiarism runs rampant at Texas alt weekly

[Clerk Typist]

As noted by Romenesko:

http://www.slate.com/id/2196810/pagenum/all/

Plagiarism 401, as practiced by the Montgomery County (Tex.) Bulletin and a "Mark Williams." Unbelievable.

 

[Angola!]

I'm sure it was just a mistake or a slip-up.

The author at Slate should be kind to Mark Williams, he probably has a family to feed.

 

[Small Town Guy]

Wow. It seems that "Mark" copied from everyone but Rick Reilly.

 

[Starman]

:o :o

 

[deskslave]

I'd be Googling that last phrase, about ice houses, etc., to make sure it wasn't stolen too. Wouldn't shock me.

 

[MrWrite]

Wow. THat's just unreal.

 

[Overrated]

I thought this was about pallister's "most underrated baseball player" thread. :D

 

[JakeandElwood]

I hope the readers find out about this.

 

[Clerk Typist]

I hope the readers find out about this.

Maybe they'll assign Jayson Blair to investigate. :)

 

[JakeandElwood]

I hope the readers find out about this.

Maybe they'll assign Jayson Blair to investigate. :)

Sigh. Perhaps the reputable daily referenced has/will do a story. Those folks deserve to know what they're reading is almost 100% stolen.

 

[Editude]

Wouldn't surprise me if the "writer" and the paper's publisher were the same person with a different name.

 

[Lieslntx]

AlleyAllen has this to say: He and Little Man read this paper every weekend while having doughnuts. Yes, it is an absolute travesty of plagiarism.

 

[Clerk Typist]

Wouldn't surprise me if the "writer" and the paper's publisher were the same person with a different name.

Considering how short he was on the phone with the guy from Salon, I think that's a lock. But isn't it amazing how long it took for someone to connect even a couple of dots?

 

[dargan]

Wow. That's a lot of plagiarism.

 

[dixiehack]

Abbie Hoffman doesn't see what the big deal is.

 

[chazp]

I hope they get sued. This is major BS!

 

[Inky_Wretch]

Cheers to the Parrothead who started this ball rolling.

 

[Boomer7]

When asked about the plagiarism, Williams confessed, saying, "Some people say that there's a woman to blame, but I know it's my own damn fault."

 

[2muchcoffeeman]

The Bulletin has 404'd its home page, but you can look around the directory structure.

http://www.thebulletin.com/

 

[Ace]

The Bulletin may be the cost-effective blueprint for daily papers if we keep shedding staffers.