I just finished reading a long story in MSM about a hot startup. I spent a lot of time on the phone with the reporter and the entire story is based on data in a post that I wrote. My name wasn’t mentioned. TechCrunch wasn’t mentioned.
I believe this marks the last time I serve as the research department for newbie tech reporters.
Mike, why don’t you name and shame these a-holes? Same goes for the PR nasties. They deserve to be exposed.
I suppose Mike might not name for (a) future relationship value, (b) lack of hard, verifiable evidence beyond his own account of a conversation, or (c) giving the rookie a break.
That being said, I’m willing to bet ideas-without-attribution is a commonplace event in the blogosphere even more than the MSM.
Isn’t this called … plagiarism?
Mike, record your phone calls. Post them up on CrunchNotes.
Hardly a problem solely related to mainstream media.
But as long as it gives you something else to bitch about at MSM I guess.
just tell the MSM that they should have mention TechCrunch
Good call, Mike. At this point it’s not like sourcing someone else’s story really gets you more traffic than you earn for yourself. On the reporter’s side, don’t you think he or she has to get more corroborating sources on the same information than you or I do?