The Draft

[icarus]

*snarl*

A local paper, The Stranger, picked up my article for the Collegian on the draft. But they didn't do my careful research and printed a lot of facts that are out on websites and forums, but are simply not true. Then they didn't credit my article, though they've obviously referenced it. She does reference an article last January in Vancouver, but her article has come only a few weeks after mine...?

Okay. I'm glad I managed to get some attention to the facts. And The Stranger is not known for their careful research and lack of bias anyway. But with all this misinformation she's managed to discredit the issue.

Though I do feel complimented that a major local weekly read and followed up on my article.

Comments

[noblerot.livejournal.com]

Oh, how annoying. The Stranger is kinda notorious for its un-kosher practices. At some point, every published writer has her/his work lifted, altered just enough to avoid direct plagiarism, and presented as new. It's annoying as hell.

Maybe you should offer to freelance for them, since they seem to find your writing so compelling. ;)

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

I was thinking of that, actually. But I'm sort of irritated at their flubbing of my stats. Damn. I busted my tail tracking down which of those rumours were true and which weren't and they just regurgitated every false rumour out there.

I care about the issue more than anything else. It's important that people know what's on the table. *Sigh.*

Icarus

[dphearson.livejournal.com]

The Stranger, like it's sister publiction The Mercury ( here in Portland) I sknow for it's sloppiness.They mean well, and do want progressive street cred, but their writers are not well versed in journalism at all.

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

*shakes head* I'm just amazed. Not surprised, but amazed.

Icarus

[fourth-moon.livejournal.com]

Well, you're seeing the best in it, it seems.

Still, misinformation and having information of yours used without credit sucks. The only alternative, I fear, is to do no writing yourself (please don't choose that one!) or be so uninformed that you don't notice when someone's printing rubbish.

I guess you're better off the way you are.

(Any chance that sending a complaint to that news paper might have an effect?)

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

A complaint would be foolish manuever -- this is The Stranger. They don't care. But I could correct their facts, so long as I phrased in an entertaining way.

Icarus

[jaig.livejournal.com]

Bah. That compliment was rather warped in that case. Did you email her? Or not worth it?

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

It would need to be a letter to the editor. Too busy to draft it right, now, unfortunately.

Icarus