Discussion: Adelson-Tied Publisher Accused Of Plagiarism Prints Apology To Readers

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Discussion for article #244312

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Since the controversy – over which a reporter at one of Schroeder’s Connecticut papers resigned – he has also been released from his involvement with the Las Vegas Review-Journal, a spokesman for the paper confirmed this week.

Yes, currently a shell Michael Schroeder has taken over his duties.
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Uh-uh…this doesn’t meet my level of bullshit. (Is the authorship certain?)

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Wait a sec…I read that in a Hallmark card last week.

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"It was a combination of writing and reporting from multiple sources, with anonymity promised, in this case, inappropriately. That is why a pseudonym – ‘Edward Clarkin,’ which had been used before – was used in this instance.

Just what in the fuck is that even supposed to mean?

It was a fabricated story, so of course we put a fabricated name on it, but don’t worry, because we used the same fabricated name that we have in the past?

Seriously? Is that really the gist of his explanation?