This appears to be a contentious issue. I love the fact that posters here post links of other football articles from other sources.

Others cogently argue it is stealing content.

In theory it is true. In practice journalism is a cut throat business with plagiarism rife. There is also an incredible amount of ego and lack of ethics in the media industry. The 'story' as opposed to 'the truth' often takes precedence.

Also, some media organisations on the internet , like Fox and The Australian, want viewers to pay for content. I love it when people post articles from their sites for viewers to read for free here.

Some years ago I was part of a group who set up a football website specialising in football stats and analysis . Another part of it was trying to interview players and coaches. We intended to quote them word for word, with no omissions of anything they said. No agenda on our part - truth was paramount. Yet people we interviewed were so careful due to having been burnt by the media on previous occasions.

Many in the media, and I 've had a lot of experience in political issues, fabricate and misrepresent people on numerous occasions. A specific agenda or line on a story appears to be paramount in print or on TV.

People are often used by the media. I've frequently been misquoted. Key phrases have been omitted to create a 'story' very different from what I've written or spoken.

Journos/reporters want a specific angle, and sometimes ask questions on air/TV that they said they wouldn't prior to the interview. Sadly, lying and fabrication is rife in the industry.

In some cases the media have been very constructive and accurately reported organisations I've worked for, or been part of.

How this relates to cutting and pasting on 442 is probably that big organisations' articles being cut and pasted here, compared to very small ones, have different ramifications.

Also, do we know that the journalist who has compiled the story has not plagiarised fellow colleagues in the industry?

I'd advocate continuing to cut and paste football articles from other sources wherever possible on 442.

One event that had major ramifications in Australia was Pim Verbeek having a cup of coffee with a journo. Off the record, and in confidence, Pim expressed his view about Australian players being better of training in Europe than playing in the HAL. Pim never intended it be publicised.

I think it is good that 442 lets posters cut and paste football articles.

Edited by Decentric: 10/5/2016 11:38:06 AM