In late 2007, I wrote a post about an incident of plagiarism at the San Antonio Express-News. I quoted from an article by the paper’s public editor that reported “… veteran E-N sports staffer Harry Page was terminated last week for lifting information — which he presented in his bowling blog as his own — [...]
Because of a reporting error, a story on Thursday’s Page 2B incorrectly identified murder victim Andre Garcia. "Taz" is the nickname for defendant Roger Arias Jr. Report an error
Last week’s story on the Stone Oak Rotary Club’s donation to SAMMinistries was in the amount of $2,500, not $25,000 as stated. Also, Rotarian Bob Bordelon is the club’s current president, not vice president as stated. We apologize for any confusion that the errors may have caused. Report an error
An article published on the New York Daily News’ website stole two paragraphs and two quotes from a story published on the front page of the San Antonio Express-News. Bob Richter, the Express-News public editor, described the theft on his blog: An editor at nydailynews.com, the Web site of the New York Daily News, acknowledged [...]
Because of a reporting error, a travel story on Sunday’s Page 2K about the Portuguese town of Oporto incorrectly stated that England colonized Portugal. England only traded with Portugal. Link Report an error
Because of an editing error, a photo on Friday’s Page 1C that accompanied a story about Apple Inc.’s iPhone showed another product. It was a Samsung Instinct. Report an error
This ranks as one of the stranger recent examples of journalistic malfeasance. As noted by Romenesko (and a variety of readers who sent it in), a syndicated music columnist has resigned after a paper he wrote for became aware that he had used a ghost writer “to produce more than 100 stories and columns since [...]
Because of an incorrect photo provided by the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office, a Tuesday Express-News story about a slaying suspect was accompanied by a photograph of a San Antonio man who was not connected in any way with the slaying. The story, ‘Transient’s tale ends in arrest,’ was published on Page 1A. The photo did [...]
This is a new one. A writer for the San Antonio Express-News interviewed a couple for a story about “the secret to a happy marriage” and then filed the piece last summer. It was held until recently and, unfortunately, the couple died in the interim. The story didn’t note that fact. The paper decided to [...]
Editor’s note April 28, 2010: Harry Page subsequently sued the paper and its owner for character defamation, and he received a settlement in April 2010. Harry Page is not a plagiarist. Read more here. Talk about burying the lead. After spending the majority of his column chastising a television station and newspaper for lifting material [...]
