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Topic: Legal/Ethics question
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| mediaquestion3 | Posted – 7/15/2008 1:44:35 AM | show profile | email poster A trade publication I work with recently discovered that a reporter has been turning in rewritten copy from wires/national newspapers without attribution. The stories are rewritten for our audience and not explicitly copied, but they borrow facts and quotes (often from press conferences the reporter could not attend) Are there any good sources of information about the ethical and/or legal implications of this? Thanks. |
| dribbledrive1 | Posted – 7/15/2008 1:56:43 PM | show profile Legally, it's probably OK. You can't copyright facts. You can, however, copyright a specific way in which facts are organized. Most people feel quotes should be attributed. If you take a quote from a magazine or newspaper, most people feel you should credit them. |
| candylilacs | Posted – 7/16/2008 2:58:06 AM | show profile There should be attribution, at least in the form of, "In recent news reports, Angelina Jolie said she was hoping to have triplets...." of "Jolie told Time that her biological clock was ticking." Culling quotes without attribution is very unethical. Gathering facts is simply research. ------ Dealing with being laid off, so you don't have to! www.laidoffjournal.com |
