Whoa, how about that! I just invented a new word \u00e2\u20ac\u201c plagiournalism.<\/p>\n
Plagiournalism means plagiarism disguised as journalism, and it happens more often then you think. In fact, it never ceases to amaze me how often it happens \u00e2\u20ac\u201c to yours truly, no less.<\/p>\n
Take my recent yarn on the impossibility of Windows on Power<\/a>. The interest in that article was quite high, both here and internationally. As you would expect it also caught the eye of competing \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcpublishers\u00e2\u20ac\u2122, like those behind the Inquirer.<\/p>\n Instead of doing what any respectable media outlet would do if it was interested in a story, follow up with quotes of its own, the Inquirer took it upon itself to rape, pillage, and plunder<\/a> my story (owned by IDG) for its own benefit. I appreciate the fact that a link to the original was placed at the end of the \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcarticle\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 [I say linked but it simply was a case of \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcmore here\u00e2\u20ac\u2122] but that doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t mean much when the crux of the story was lifted verbatim without any permission. Even the headline is nearly identical.<\/p>\n I can hardly believe someone actually put their name on it. If you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re going to be a plagiournalist, at the very least hide your shame (and incompetence).<\/p>\n