tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12201213.post116299434862176793..comments2023-10-12T10:29:34.106-04:00Comments on don't get caught: are you a media tracker?eloquentwomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12736800559249302802noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12201213.post-1162997329858369412006-11-08T09:48:00.000-05:002006-11-08T09:48:00.000-05:00Thanks for the plug, Denise. The ability to compar...Thanks for the plug, Denise. <BR/><BR/>The ability to compare news stories with press releases that may have inspired them is important. It may help stamp out a form of bad journalism--the plagiarizing of press releases. I've heard several PIOs say that their stories sometimes appear in major news outlets in whole or in part without proper attribution and sometimes with a reporter's byline.<BR/><BR/>This is wrong, and it embarrasses me every time I hear about it. It should embarrass all journalists.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com