The (Not-So-Noble) Art of Journalistic Recycling
Journalism Without Citations: A Hard-to-Extinguish Habit. When a Scoop Becomes “Everyone’s”
There is an unwritten rule that runs through serious journalism: respect for the work of others. It is not just a matter of ethics, but of professional integrity. Yet, more and more often, we witness a well-worn script: a journalist publishes an exclusive, the result of time, skill, and contacts, and within a few hours the same story appears elsewhere, copied word for word or slightly reworked to appear “new.” The missing detail? Recognition for the person who uncovered the story first.