An Editor’s Note:
A story published in the business section of MSNBC.com Feb. 1 on how to sell a home in the slow winter season contained material that was substantially similar to an article on the same topic previously published on About.com.
The story, which was submitted by an MSNBC.com contributor, has been removed from the Web site. MSNBC.com has a zero-tolerance policy on plagiarism. Link
MSNBC.com should consider offering full credit to the About.com article (title, link, author name), and it should note if any disciplinary action has been taken against its contributor. UPDATE: The article from About.com is titled “Selling in Winter – Top 10 Tips to Home Selling in Winter” and it was written by Elizabeth Weintraub. Read it here.
