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The (Viral) Ripple Effect of Ripping Off Journalism - MediaShift

The (Viral) Ripple Effect of Ripping Off Journalism - MediaShift | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

Within hours of my child sexual abuse story being posted online, ripoffs started emerging – with the bylines of other journalists posted on them. Mamamia took 900 words of my 1,900-word story.


The Daily Mail’s headline was not about the catastrophic impacts of child sexual abuse. It was about a 12-year-old boy having sex with his mother.


I’d promised Hamish and Ian their stories were safe with me. But they weren’t. After all their suffering, what impact would this have on them?...

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Ginger Gorman shares a powerful story about plagiarism, freelancing and major media ripping off other journalists' work. Even more rampant in blogging unfortunately.

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5 Things to do When Plagiarists Strike | The PR Coach

5 Things to do When Plagiarists Strike | The PR Coach | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it
If professional journalists are doing it, is it any wonder plagiarism is rampant on the Internet?

 

If you’ve had your hard-earned content stolen, here are five ways to deal with it effectively.

 

['Nuff said - JD]

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