“Because journalism cannot own up to its heavily derivative nature, it must enforce originality on the level of the sentence,” writes Weingarten, quoting Malcolm Gladwell to identify his problem with media ethics as “the narcissism of small differences.” That’s true, but it’s also the rules all have agreed to play by, especially online, where links and sources can be added so easily. There is originality to be found in conceptualization, construction, and the deployment of previously known facts and anecdotes. Is the Vogel example, assuming it is isolated, on par with the sins of Jayson Blair, Stephen Glass, or even Jonah Lehrer? No, and neither are Johnson’s. But that doesn’t mean they’re not “real” plagiarism. … [Read more...] about Plagiarizing Wikipedia Is Still Plagiarism, at BuzzFeed or the New York
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Mayor de Blasio and Chirlane McCray Aren’t Happy With the New York
On Sunday morning, the New York Post published a very Post-y cover story about the recent resignation of NYPD chief of department Philip Banks III and Chirlane McCray’s supposed reaction to it. According to the Post, “sources” said that a “furious” McCray yelled, “I told you we can’t trust [Bill Bratton]!” upon learning that Banks had quit after disagreeing with the NYPD chief over the conditions of a planned promotion. The conservative tabloid also claimed that Banks “was [McCray]’s choice” for police commissioner, a job she “never wanted to see” Bratton do. (Bratton was, of course, appointed by McCray’s husband, Mayor de Blasio.) On Sunday afternoon, de Blasio and Bratton held a press conference to show that they were getting along and to deny the Post’s claims. On her blog, McCray did the same, while also issuing some general criticism of New York City’s press corps. … [Read more...] about Mayor de Blasio and Chirlane McCray Aren’t Happy With the New York
Questions on reopening New York’s economy baffle businesses
The governor’s executive orders leave it up to his administration to decide when a region has met the state’s standards for lifting restrictions. The rules guiding exactly when counties can move from one reopening phase to another have been less clear, though the state set the minimum amount of time between phases at two weeks, saying that gap was needed to let officials monitor infection rates. … [Read more...] about Questions on reopening New York’s economy baffle businesses
‘Let The People Decide’: New York City Business Owners Defy State Orders, Reopen Early
“If people jump the gun and they don’t follow the rules, that’s the best way to guarantee we don’t get to our reopening, so of course we’re going to enforce this and we’re going to enforce it aggressively,” he said. … [Read more...] about ‘Let The People Decide’: New York City Business Owners Defy State Orders, Reopen Early
Demonstrators take to New York City streets in Floyd protest
He also had a message for protesters. “If you are angry with the government, if you are angry with the elected leaders, direct that anger to all of us, because if we haven’t done enough, we are the ones who should be held responsible," he said. “But the police officer in front of you is a working man or woman just trying to do their job.” … [Read more...] about Demonstrators take to New York City streets in Floyd protest
