Posted on 08/13/2021 9:18:19 PM PDT by algore
The co-founder of fact-checking website Snopes has apologized for plagiarizing more than 50 articles and writing under a fake name.
David Mikkelson, a computer science graduate who founded the site in 1994, blamed the behavior on a lack of journalistic training.
'I didn't come from a journalism background,' he said. 'I wasn't used to doing news aggregation. A number of times I crossed the line to where it was copyright infringement. I own that.'
Following an investigation by BuzzFeed News, he is no longer allowed to publish articles on the page - although he retains his position as chief executive.
'As you can imagine, our staff are gutted and appalled by this,' said Vinny Green, Snopes's chief operating officer.
Mikkelson acknowledged he had committed 'multiple serious copyright violations of content that Snopes didn't have rights to use', and said he was embarrassed to have angered the 20 'dedicated, professional journalists' employed by Snopes
'There is no excuse for my serious lapses in judgment,' he wrote.
'I want to express how sorry I am to those whose copyright I violated, to our staff, and to our readers.'
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Fact: This is the Obama democrat donor who dumped his wife for a skanky porn star.
How is this different from the NYT Slimes and the DC Bezos’ Post?
Again,
TTIUWOP.
You learn in middle school what plagiarism is and the need to cite your sources.
So, he’s blaming the fact that he doesn’t know right from wrong on his lack of a ‘journalistic background’?
I think a moral background is what he lacks.
I can’t imagine doing something like this just for money. (I guess that’s why I’m poor.)
I’d be interested in actually investigating things, and putting my findings into my own words. Lots of people make good money at that - but it takes actual WORK.
Libtards always go libtard.
They have a hard time not going full libtard.
It’s what they do.
He wasn’t used to being honest either. That shows. Real sorry he got caught he is.
All throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Bowie became well-known for endlessly pushing boundaries during the glam-rock era, and even more famous for his androgynous alter ego named Ziggy Stardust.
Bowie was born David Robert Jones in England on 8 January 1947 and first hit the charts at age 22 with “Space Oddity.” Throughout the 1970s and 80s, Bowie became known for pushing musical and social boundaries during the glam-rock era through such works as the album named for his androgynous alter ego, Ziggy Stardust.
What a lazy, piece of work ....Bowie is one of the most famous musicians ever. It would have been EASY to write something original.
According to the article, it's a matter of degree.
Ooh—suspended!
Did u see the old lady?
Just saying
Sounds like Free Republic, in a way.
lack of journalistic training
no lying is something you learn is wrong at kindergarten age
it sounds like he HAS journalitic training and was sloppy and caught
His first wife looked like a man. “That’s a man baby” came to mind.
“he retains his position as chief executive”?
Snopes’s scandals should have seen it closed down long ago. instead, people still quote from it!
It's okay to lie, it's just not okay to copy someone else's lies.
And the first wife embezzled from the company. I thought he lost the rights Snopes during their divorce. I haven’t been to the site in over 20 years.
Clearly the lack of a journalism degree did not stop him from being just as honest as the rest of the corporate media.
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