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From Rush Radio, 94.5, highlighted portions copied word-for-word from the News & Record (here):
From Rush Radio, 94.5, highlighted portions copied word-for-word from the News & Record (here):
GREENSBORO, NC- Ground has been broken on a new housing complex for students at UNC-G. The Province is scheduled to open in August of next year and house 600 residents. The new construction did not come without contention, however. It was the subject of heated debate, neighborhood meetings and even a protest petition. Some residents were concerned about the impact such a large-scale student development would have on their neighborhood, which already has a majority rental population. As recently as last week, “Save College Hill” signs remained posted in at least a couple of yards. [But] Despite the opposition, the City Council in April voted unanimously to allow the project.
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From Rush Radio, 94.5, highlighted portions copied word-for-word from WFMY (here):
GREENSBORO, NC- Police in Greensboro have arrested four people [Friday morning] in connection to a burned puppy found earlier this month. Greensboro Police were called after the 4-month-old lab/pit bull mix was taken to a veterinary office on July 17. The dog, named Phoenix by vets, has burns over 45-50 percent of his body. The injuries were severely infected.
Investigators believe the crime happened in a residential area on Llano Place near Maury Lane. On Friday, three juveniles and one adult [teenager] arrived at the magistrate's office to face charges. The adult [teen] has been identified as 17-year-old Harvey Gales. Investigators say three of the arrestees are from Greensboro and one is from Richmond County [North Carolina]. All those arrested face charges of [Gales is charged with] Felony Cruelty to Animals, Felony Burning of Personal Property and Felony Conspiracy to Harm Personal Property.
A fifth person is also being interviewed as a potential suspect.
[* Note: the first two paragraphs are nearly verbatum from the City of Greensboro press release, a source that neither news outlet, WGHP nor Rush Radio, acknowledge.]GREENSBORO, NC- Greensboro City Manager Rashad Young announced today that Ken Miller will be named the next chief of the Greensboro Police Department [Greensboro City Manager Rashad Young announced on Friday.] Miller is currently [was] a senior deputy chief with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department. Miller has served with Charlotte-Mecklenburg for 21 years and in law enforcement for more than 25 years. Miller's [his] first day on the job for Greensboro will be September 1.
A press conference is scheduled for Monday.
Miller and Lisa G. Womack, former police chief of the Elgin (Ill.) Police Department, were the top two candidates for the position. According to the city, more than 200 candidates applied for the job. Officials narrowed the field to six, all of which were interviewed personally before choosing the final two.
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Thanks for pointing this out Roch. It's an ongoing problem in the industry. It isn't just radio stations but sometimes TV stations as well.
ReplyDeleteThe annoying thing is that there is a protocol for using other people's work: pay them for it (AP wire style) or cite them as the source. That's the appropriate thing to do if you don't have the reporters to have your own newscast.
Thanks for commenting, Amanda. What Rush Radio is doing is not reporting and when T.J. Catini, Adam Chappelle or Pam Furr say, "Reporting for Rush Radio," they are deceiving their audience. They are not reporting and saying they are when they are just reading their barely rearranged versions of others' works is contemptuous of the professional journalists who are doing the reporting. And they must think their audience is too dumb to ever notice too.
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