Baltimore Sun rips off Patch.com story on KO Public Affairs astroturfing?
A Patch.com story on KO Public Affairs, astroturfing, and speed cameras in Baltimore County went live early Sunday evening. http://insidecharmcity.com/2011/02/08/baltimore-sun-rips-off-patch-com-story-on-ko-public-affairs-astroturfing/
Since then, WBAL.com (and WBAL radio) along with various blogs (including Inside Charm City) reported on the story by Bryan Sears and gave credit to him for the scoop.
On Monday, Baltimore Sun reporter Julie Scharper even gave credit to Patch for the story in a tweet on her personal Twitter account:
Great reporting from @TowsonPatch about faux grass roots activism for speed cameras.
Tonight, approximately 48 hours after the original story broke, a story on BaltimoreSun.com by Raven Hill went live. This article has no mention of Patch as the original news source or Sears as the reporter who did all the initial legwork to break this story... http://insidecharmcity.com/2011/02/08/baltimore-sun-rips-off-patch-com-story-on-ko-public-affairs-astroturfing/
Labels: Blog Inside Charm City, Dayhoff inside baseball, Journalists Sears-Bryan, Law Order Traffic Speed Cameras, MD co Baltimore Co issues, Media Give credit where credit is due
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