I read an interesting article on Poynter about a writer for the Washington Post that failed to properly credit a post from Discovery News as the main source for the Post writer’s story. The article suggested this was not the first time this particular writer had made this type of “mental lapse.”
I think this article is interesting because it brings into question the topic of ethics in journalism for the web. Over the past several years, an eye for detail in online journalism, specifically blogging, has gone by the wayside. I can only hope that credible sources of journalism will maintain a high standard of ethical reporting; an aspect of reporting that news organizations can’t afford to lose.
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