I'm impressed that Zakari has taken such a huge hit for the team.

Plagiarism in journalism is to be taken very seriously. Yet Zakaria merely gets a slap on the wrist, a one month "suspension"

And that is justified. Because he didn't blatantly copy another journalists' work without proper attribution.

Far worse.

He didn't make the effort to re-write the talking points handed to him. He just cut and pasted the same lines Jill Lepore of the New Yorker had been asked to propagate.

This is how the media works. They are equally bought and paid for as the politicians that own them.

It's all PR, Its all a big game, a big club. And in the words of George Carlin. You Aren't In It.

 8/11/2012; 8:48:43 AM.   .

I'm impressed that Zakari has taken such a huge hit for the team.

Plagerism in journalism is to be taken very seriously. Yet Zakaria merely gets a slap on the wrist, a one month "suspension"

And that is justified. Because he didn't blatantly copy another journalists' work without proper attribution.

Far worse.

He didn't take the time to re-write the talking points handed to him. He just cut and pasted the same lines Jill Lepore of the New Yorker had been asked to propagate.

This is how the media works. They are equally bought and paid for as the politicians that own them.

It's all PR, Its all a big game, a big club. And in the words of George Carlin. You Aren't In It.

 8/11/2012; 8:48:43 AM.   .