It's obviously gotten worse, but print syndication is hardly a new thing: an article written by eg Associated Press gets recycled into hundreds of publications,

It's obviously gotten worse, but print syndication is hardly a new thing: an article written by eg Associated Press gets recycled into hundreds of publications, often with only the tiniest "(AP)" tag hinting that it's not their original work. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Print_syndication https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Print_syndication It's a shame Wikinews never really got off the ground, this would at least address the sourcing and linking concerns to some exent. https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Main_Page https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Main_Page