college journalism review
(This is somewhat old news and I'm a little late, based on my
href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=Filipino+%22big+ass+spanish+boat%22"
target="_blank">Google search, but it's amazing none the less.)
From the Nov. '02 issue of American Journalism Review (AJR), on page 12:
Headline: What's Spanish for 'Oops'?
"This correction ran in October in Washington State University's Daily
Evergreen: 'The Daily Evergreen would like to sincerely apologize for an
injustice served to the Filipino-American, Spanish-speaking and Catholic
communities on the front page of Thursday's Evergreen
ï'The story "Filipino-American history recognized" stated that the
"Nuestra
Se
¿
½ora de Buena Esperanza," the galleon on which the first Filipinos landed
at Morro Bay, Calif., loosely translates to "The Big Ass Spanish Boat." It
actually translates to "Our Lady of Good Hope."
'Parts of the story, including the translation above were plagiarized from
an inaccurate Web site.'"
Yeah, I know. It's tough being a college journalist.
href="http://www.dailyfreepress.com/" target="_blank">been there,
href="http://www.uwire.com/" target="_blank">done that,
href="http://www.dailypennsylvanian.com" target="_blank">still doing
it.
You don't get paid. You don't get respect. You don't get acknoledgement.
But it's no excuse for stealing your written work. Especially when it's
wrong. Doing the research is the cornerstone to journalism and believing
everything you read on the Internet is also a mistake.
Talk to those who know. At a univeristy, it's especially easy. Professors,
researchers, graduate students. They're all available for your help, often
even late at night when college journalists are working the hardest.
And, obviously, plagarism is not acceptable in any written work.
Attribution. Attribution. Attribution. But if it's copyright protected...
Well, maybe next time on jlb's journalism ethics class.
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