Congratulations to Mr. Page.

Congratulations to Mr. Page.

From the San Antonio Informer —
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Posted at 10:10:03
04/15/2010

Harry Page wins defamation case against Express-News

A settlement was reached in former sports writer Harry Page's defamation of character lawsuit against some employees of the San Antonio Express-News, the Express-News and the Hearst Corporation in March, 2010.

In November 2007, the Express-News terminated Page after editors accused him of lifting material for his bowling blog from two Web sites, http://www.pbatour.com and http://www.bowl.com, without attributions. The works appeared on the paper's site, but was later removed. Page insisted he reposted material with credit as outlined in his job description and did not plagiarize.

Page, represented by attorney Darryl K. Carter of the Houston-based Glickman, Carter & Bachynsky, L.L.P., law firm, sued the newspaper believing that the Express-News invented the false plagiarism charges after he refused to participate in a “voluntary separation program” in October 2007.

The settlement came in District Court of Bexar County Texas, 224th Judicial District, case no. 2008-CI-07082, after the Hearst Corp. was denied a summary judgment to get the suit dismissed in December 2009.

Details of settlement weren't disclosed.

Page worked for the Express-News as a sports writer from April 1970 to Nov. 7, 2007. He was considered the first African-American to be employed in the editorial department at the paper, and the first to be awarded a column of any type. Page was given a bowling column in the early 1970s.

He also authored a “Where Are They?” column for more than 15 years, and a “Post Card Home” section which featured collegiate athletes from San Antonio for nearly 10 years.

Page, a 1970 graduate of “St. Mary's” University in San Antonio, is a member of the San Antonio Bowling Council and the Edgewood School District halls of fame, and a Bowling Writers Association of America member for more than 30 years. He has earned more than 40 years, plaques and certificates for his bowling coverage and civic accomplishments, including earning Murrey Internationl's national Bowling Writer of the Year award in 1989, the Wood Award for the top writer in Texas in 1988, and receiving the San Antonio Black Achievement Award for excellence in athletics in 1995. He was also a member of the San Antonio Sport Foundation's Hall of Fame selection committee.
He has been organist for the Mount Calvary Baptist Church in San Antonio for 34 years, and is currently substitute teaching in the San Antonio Independent School District.

Sources: The case was in https://apps.bexar.org/dklitsearch/search.aspx Also on-line: “Infamous Scribbers”, “Blogging Can Be Fatal” and “Can't Stop The Bleeding”; Craig Silverman, “Plagiarism at the San Antonio Express-News,” Regret the Error, Nov. 13, 2007; and “Reporter says Express-News defamed him with false accusations of plagiarism,” Courthouse News Service, May 6, 2008.

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Harry Page wins defamation case against Express-News

A settlement was reached in former sports writer Harry Page's defamation of character lawsuit against some employees of the San Antonio Express-News, the Express-News and the Hearst Corporation in March, 2010.

In November 2007, the Express-News terminated Page after editors accused him of lifting material for his bowling blog from two Web sites, http://www.pbatour.com and http://www.bowl.com, without attributions. The works appeared on the paper's site, but was later removed. Page insisted he reposted material with credit as outlined in his job description and did not plagiarize.

Page, represented by attorney Darryl K. Carter of the Houston-based Glickman, Carter & Bachynsky, L.L.P., law firm, sued the newspaper believing that the Express-News invented the false plagiarism charges after he refused to participate in a “voluntary separation program” in October 2007.

The settlement came in District Court of Bexar County Texas, 224th Judicial District, case no. 2008-CI-07082, after the Hearst Corp. was denied a summary judgment to get the suit dismissed in December 2009.

Details of settlement weren't disclosed.

Page worked for the Express-News as a sports writer from April 1970 to Nov. 7, 2007. He was considered the first African-American to be employed in the editorial department at the paper, and the first to be awarded a column of any type. Page was given a bowling column in the early 1970s.

He also authored a “Where Are They?” column for more than 15 years, and a “Post Card Home” section which featured collegiate athletes from San Antonio for nearly 10 years.

Page, a 1970 graduate of St. Mary's University in San Antonio, is a member of the San Antonio Bowling Council and the Edgewood School District halls of fame, and a Bowling Writers Association of America member for more than 30 years. He has earned more than 40 years, plaques and certificates for his bowling coverage and civic accomplishments, including earning Murrey Internationl's national Bowling Writer of the Year award in 1989, the Wood Award for the top writer in Texas in 1988, and receiving the San Antonio Black Achievement Award for excellence in athletics in 1995. Also a member of the San Antonio Sports Foundation's Hall of Fame selection committee.
He has been organist for the Mount Calvary Baptist Church in San Antonio for 34 years, and is currently substitute teaching in the San Antonio Independent School District.

Sources: The case was in https://apps.bexar.org/dklitsearch/search.aspx Also on-line: “Infamous Scribbers”, “Blogging Can Be Fatal” and “Can't Stop The Bleeding”; Craig Silverman, “Plagiarism at the San Antonio Express-News,” Regret the Error, Nov. 13, 2007; and “Reporter says Express-News defamed him with false accusations of plagiarism,” Courthouse News Service, May 6, 2008.

Answer from “Infamous Scribbers”:
Harry Page (San Antonio Express-News) – In November 2007, San Antonio Express-News sports writer Harry Page was fired after editors accused Page of lifting material for his bowling blog from two Web sites. Page's work appeared on the paper's site, but was later removed. Page insisted he did not plagiarize, but rather reposted material with credit as outlined in his job description. He sued the newspaper, saying the Express-News concocted false plagiarism charges after he refused to participate in a “voluntary separation program” in October 2007.
In March 2010 Page won a settlement judgment against the San Antonio newspaper and some of its employees. The settlement came after the Hearst Corp. was denied a summary judgment to get the suit dismissed in December 2009. Details of settlement weren't disclosed. Sources: The case was in https://apps.bexar.org/dklitsearch/search.aspx District Court of Bexar County, Texas, 224th Judicial District, case no. 2008-CI-07082. Also: Craig Silverman, “Plagiarism at the San Antonio Express-News,” Regret the Error, Nov. 13, 2007; “Reporter says Express-News defamed him with false accusations of plagiarism,” Courthouse News Service, May 6, 2008.

http://www.courthousenews.com/2008/05/06/Reporter_Says_Express-News_Defamed_Him_With_False_Accusations_Of_Plagiarism.htm

Reporter Says Express-News Defamed Him
With False Accusations Of Plagiarism
SAN ANTONIO (CN) – The San Antonio Express-News fired and defamed a longtime reporter on false accusations of plagiarism, Harry Page claims in Bexar County Court.
Page claims that after he refused to participate in a “voluntary separation program” in October 2007, the Express-News concocted false plagiarism charges, and published them, to dump him.
He claims the newspaper, and three of its top editors, defamed him by publishing, falsely, that he “confirmed he had plagiarized.”
Page says he did not plagiarize. The allegedly plagiarized items were five items in a blog; Page says all of them “included attribution to the original sources.”
Page says the accusations are false, defamatory and will make it virtually impossible for him to find work elsewhere in journalism. He also sued Hearst Newspaper, the parent chain.
He is represented by Darryl Carter with Glickman Hughes.

Having seen what was posted, what was attributed and to whom, and seeing that the original authors had no problem with the way Harry presented it in his blog, what the paper wrote was a lie. Harry didn’t present the stie “as his own.” He gave proper credit to the writers. That being said, of course he got “jobbed,” because he wouldn’t take a retirement deal. So it turned into a witch hunt.

When I heard about it, I was crushed. I’ve know Harry since we worked for competing newspapers in the Alamo City, and always respected how he handled his craft.

What the paper did to him cannot be undone, no matter what is written here.

The mighty newspaper got away with it, and a good friend was taken down by “the man.”

It was a sad day for bowling when one of its best writers was taken out of commission. He will be missed, not only for his contributions to the sport, but for being a great friend to so many people involved.

“The paper removed the offending articles, but could more be lurking in the archives? Let’s hope not, but it would be nice to know for sure.”

Something was lurking in the archives, and it stinks. Now, you know for sure.

Harry Page (San Antonio Express-News) – In Nov. 2007, San Antonio Express-News sports writer Harry Page was fired after editors discovered that Page had lifted material for his bowling blog from two websites. The plagiarized work appeared on the paper’s website, but was later removed. Source: Craig Silverman, “Plagiarism at the San Antonio Express-News,” Regret the Error, Nov. 13, 2007.

Judging from the website I saw, some one has got the facts wrong.

http://blogs.mysanantonio.com/weblogs/bowling/

Who is telling the truth? And, did this writer really do something wrong? It doesn’t look like it. Maybe, this guy has been unfairly singled out. Hopefully, the record can be corrected?

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/education/stories/MYSA040808.utsahonorcode.kens.459e31be.html