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I never understand how this happens. The one reporter sees the other article and thinks "hey, I just have to write the exact same story, but in different words!
by mattmaroon 17y ago
I never understand how this happens. The one reporter sees the other article and thinks "hey, I just have to write the exact same story, but in different words!" Then they probably go home to their wives and complain about the massive downsizing in their industry.
- dcurtis 17y agoMore like, "Oh, wow, they got a lot of attention from their market! If I write the same thing using different words, I can get lots of attention in my market!" It works.
- mattmaroon 17y agoIsn't everyone's market everyone now?
- borism 17y agodepends on who's "everyone"
- zitterbewegung 17y agoSort of like cross posting from reddit to digg / news.yc only more time consuming?
- ubernostrum 17y agoI don't understand why we're apparently only ever allowed to have one article on any given subject. Two publications with different target audiences can cover the same thing without plagiarizing each other, after all.