Comments on: Courant punishes six for blatant plagiarism, including top two editors, Levine and Hazell for permitting wholesale stealing of stories from small competitors

By: JoeBlow

JoeBlow — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 04:17:32 +0000

No, what RIck was saying (based on what he’s written on his blog) is that reporters at other news operations have lifted information from the Courant for years and years and reporters there just get used to it. (Especially TV, where they even have the expression “rip and read.”)

By: Fo'sho

Fo'sho — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:39:38 +0000

Fisherman – It’s not called ‘listing’ when your ship rolls over on land. The nautical term for that is ‘aggregating,’ a perfectly acceptable term on most college campuses during term paper time. You just need to use better foot-in-the-mouth-notes. BTW, has a special aggregator abuser fund been established? I hear there is talk of setting up a website shelter for typepad-ians.

By: Fo'sho

Fo'sho — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:28:58 +0000

That Rick Green would admit to 23 years of thievery taking place knowingly speaks volumes about his level of ethics. I guess 23 years of bank theft, 23 years of bribery, 23 years of lying is acceptable as well. And what did you say your “beat” was? The CT department of corruptions?

By: James

James — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:33:03 +0000

I’d agree with the sentiment… but this may be better directed at courant.com.

By: Mark

Mark — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 00:59:06 +0000

Go gettem George!!!

By: FANK SMITH

FANK SMITH — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 12:58:43 +0000

With the elimination of so many reporters no wonder the remaining staff at the courant has plagiarized other local papers

By: Bucketfull

Bucketfull — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 05:00:59 +0000

This whole story is what happens when you put an unseasoned tv person in charge. This is a total pantload and Graziano should be replaced immediately. It’s a crime. Period.

By: Bucketfull

Bucketfull — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 04:58:50 +0000

Do not check out McEnroe on WNPR. It’s prostitution of the publicly owned and publicly supported WNPR. This station will do anything for money. It’s turned into the proverbial money pit.

By: live green

live green — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:33:51 +0000

What are the names of the other four people and what type of “punishment” are we talking about here?

By: Rick Green

Rick Green — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:46:18 +0000

It’s fine if you have a problem with me Bob. But where do you I say that it doesn’t matter? I said that petty routine stealing of stories has been going on for as long as I’ve been here, which is 23 years. Ask any local reporter who has been on the beat. It’s a fact of life and I eventually became used to it. But I also said the the blatant rip-off that the Courant engaged in for about one month this summer was wrong. There’s a difference.