Plain and simple plagiarism
Yet another reason to call the Wheeling Intelligencer a “newspaper”
Yesterday, the Washington Post released the Vatican report on former Bishop Michael J. Bransfield. (See next post down.) This morning’s Wheeling Intelligencer covered some of the findings of the document in a front-page article attributed to "staff reports." Much of the article quotes directly from the report – that makes sense . . .
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Washington Post publishes secret Bransfield report
This afternoon the Washington Post published a link to the secret Vatican report on former Bishop Michael J. Bransfield. Here’s the headline:
The Bransfield report: Post publishes secret Vatican document as parishioners demand answers
The Post explained why it had decided to publish the document now:
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White nationalism
Cadets, screening enlistees, and Stephen Miller
Cadets and Midshipmen
Last Sunday, I blogged about possible white power salutes at the Army-Navy football game. From today’s Washington Post:
West Point cadets and Navy midshipmen were playing the ‘circle game,’ not making a racist gesture, investigators say
The article explains:
An . . .
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Bevin, CDC, Trump, Christianity Today, SNL
More on Kentucky's former governor
Matt Bevin, the former Kentucky governor,has doubled-down on one of his recent pardons. Today’s Washington Post explains:
Kentucky’s ex-governor pardoned a child rapist because the 9-year-old victim’s hymen was intact
That's because, despite the evidence, Bevin . . .
Somber thoughts, tweets, and news on Impeachment Day
Downward tilting toilets
BREAKING NEWS: Say goodbye to comfort breaks! New downward-tilting toilets are designed to become unbearable to sit on after five minutes. They say the main benefit is to employees in improved employee productivity. pic.twitter.com/lfDbeXJdCX
— Dave Vescio (@DaveVescio) December 17, 2019
Locally, a much . . .
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In two columns, local editor Mike Myer discusses the prison trainees’ Nazi salute
He doesn’t blame the trainees, he blames education. I disagree.
Last week, local editor Mike Myer argued that the “Fault Is Ours, Not Trainees.’” In that column, Myer contrasted today’s students with those who grew up after World War II:
West Virginians then understood what the Nazi salute stood for — murderous, organized, institutional evil.
Do younger people, not just here but in other . . .
The Saturday Intelligencer: more PR releases as news
The paper needs a more up-to-date explanation of what they are
Two more today
Two days ago, I documented how half of the stories on its front page were word-for-word public relations releases. Today, we get more of the same.
West Virginia University puts out daily PR releases – you can read them here. If you scroll down far enough, you’ll find today’s word-for-word Intelligencer article . . .
Posted in: news on the cheapyesterday's news tomorrow
