Posted on 10/14/2011 7:37:32 AM PDT by DFG
A NYT reporter has brought information to Politicos Editor-in-Chief John Harris and Executive Editor Jim VandeHei that has led to a reporters forced resignation. Politico issued a lengthy and serious memo tonight to employees announcing that Kendra Marr, a national political reporter who recently moved to a transportation beat, has been let go after numerous examples of lifted passages from other publications surfaced in seven of her stories.
(Excerpt) Read more at mediabistro.com ...
When queried this morning about the young lady’s resignation, VP Biden replied: “Plagiarism is a big effin’ deal.”
I guess this means that not only is Politico sexist, they are racists, too!
“Politico Marred by Plagiarisism” makes a nice headline.
I'm SHOCKED!............that they would fire her...........
I would have kept her around for a while............
Kendra Marr, a national political reporter who recently moved to a transportation beat, has been let go after numerous examples of lifted passages from other publications surfaced in seven of her stories.Looks like a win.
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