Controversial Blogger Quits 'Wash Post' Amid Plagiarism Charges [Full text of statement by WaPo]

editorandpublisher.com ^ | March 24, 2006 | E&P Staff

[summer]

I'm sure if I saw a photo of him I would recall seing him, but I did not immediately place his name as being the name of a male. I guess he is not a big enough celebrity yet in my eyes. :)

[CharlesWayneCT]

He could well have been stealing. But at this moment, I have not read a single claim by an AUTHOR that Ben stole that Author's work.

All we have now is evidence that Ben copied other people's work. We don't know if he had permission to do so. It could simply be that he didn't attribute properly (and realise that attribution is a big deal for writing papers for college where you are being graded on your OWN writing, but in the real world people get other people to write for them all the time, and it's not a crime).

[summer]

The Post set up a strawman and whacked him.

Or, maybe they were thinking along these lines: Hey, he's got a famous dad, so no need to "vet" him. Plus, he's YOUNG and we sure do want some NEW, YOUNG readers and bloggers.

If they're only considering people under 30, then Jim Robinson and a bunch of other conservatives would be out of the race for this gig. Too bad. Young voices are good, but sometimes older people actually know something, too!

[Do not dub me shapka broham]

http://www.redstate.com/story/2006/3/24/151255/259

[CharlesWayneCT]

Just some regular over at RedState, who posted apparently pseudonyminously.

We have a local "blogger celebrity" who is likely to fall in a similar fashion. these young guys get to writing in the relative anonymity of psedonym blogging, and think they are ready for prime time.

[Straight8]

It seems awfully fishy that the wapo found out about the plagiarism so soon after hiring him. Is it possible they knew ahead of time? Nah, they wouldn't go to these lengths just to embarass Republicans, would they?
/s

[tgslTakoma]

Ummmmm....Dana Milbank is a man.

Dana Milbank's a boob.

[Steve_Seattle]

I never heard of Domenech, either.

[summer]

Here's a photo of Dana:

[summer]

Yeah, there's a lot of questions still: If it was so easy to find out about, why not sooner, like before the hire decision? And, also -- why did this guy take the position and put himself in that spotlight if he did engage in plagerism? This is all kind of strange...

[Do not dub me shapka broham]

The New York Times is a cesspool, and I'm being generous in that characterization.

[Straight8]

There is definitely an odor about this whole situation. And it is the wapo, after all.
And we all know what their agenda is , don't we?

[Do not dub me shapka broham]

Shoddy, woefully inept, partisan-tinged journalism?

[Echo Talon]

Well, now they need to hire another conservative.

[Do not dub me shapka broham]

David Brock is a sniveling, little weasel.

I find it highly amusing that he-of all people-has the gall to denounce someone for alleged plagiarism, when he is a self-confessed liar.

In fact, his second career has been predicated upon the fact that he's a professional prevaricator, and he's used that fact to create a little sinecure-right wing hachetman turned Dem. Party lickspittle-that's earned him a tidy profit.

[TC Rider]

David Brock is always looking for journalists with good "heft".

Ewwwwww!

[LoveDoc]

"David Brock is a sniveling, little weasel. I find it highly amusing that he-of all people-has the gall to denounce someone for alleged plagiarism, when he is a self-confessed liar."

Ironic symmetry escapse most liberals.

LoveDoc

[Antoninus]

A guy who voluntarily signs up to work for the enemy is immediately suspect.

[muawiyah]

ROTFLMAO

[justshutupandtakeit]

So what is his screen name here?