Plagiarism is the highest form of journalism.
Before he was shouting down opponents with ad hominem slurs, [MSNBC pundit Mehdi Hasan] was passing off others’ reporting as his own, sometimes without any citation at all. In one of his first attempts at journalism, Hasan authored a column in defense of spanking children, “No Harm In Smacking,” in January 2000, that is nearly a word-for-word duplication of the article, “When to Spank,” published two years earlier in U.S. News and World Report.
The similarities are apparent from the beginning of Hasan’s piece. “Anti-smacking crusaders have consistently relied upon inconclusive studies to make sweeping over-generalisations about the dangers of smacking,” he began his piece for The Independent, a London-based newspaper.
It’s virtually identical to a line used by co-authors Lynn Rosellini and Anna Mulrine in their news article on the topic for U.S. News and World Report. “Antispanking crusaders relied on inconclusive studies to make sweeping overgeneralizations about spanking’s dangers,” Mulrine and Rossellini wrote.
The Hasan piece, titled “No Harm In Smacking,” goes on to copy every single line from the U.S. News and World Report article, save for occasionally swapping out or adding a few words in each sentence. /blockquote>
At least he went looking for a variety of sources for his plagarism; unlike CBC journalists who do all their cut-and-pasting from turdo’s press releases.
so busy , they hadn’t noticed they were government funded until told by Elon himself
Spank that moslem with a ream of 20 lb bond.
Dementia Joe has been setting the example for years. It’s amusing how these idiots think no one will notice or call em out! Maybe he’s thinking he can get away with it cuz he’s a muzzie, and therefore a protected class.
Since when was journalism about professionalism or skill?
It’s journalism! It’s what your kids study when everything else has a threshold knowledge test.
I’ll be using that one. 🙂