This just in from Post.Blog, Jim Brady’s site:
In the past 24 hours, we learned of allegations that Ben Domenech plagiarized material that appeared under his byline in various publications prior to washingtonpost.com contracting with him to write a blog that launched Tuesday.An investigation into these allegations was ongoing, and in the interim, Domenech has resigned, effective immediately.
When we hired Domenech, we were not aware of any allegations that he had plagiarized any of his past writings. In any cases where allegations such as these are made, we will continue to investigate those charges thoroughly in order to maintain our journalistic integrity.
Brady tips his cap to lefty bloggers:
We appreciate the speed and thoroughness with which our readers and media outlets surfaced these allegations. Despite the turn this has taken, we believe this event, among other things, testifies to the positive and powerful role that the Internet can play in the the practice of journalism.We also remain committed to representing a broad spectrum of ideas and ideologies in our Opinions area.
I certainly hope that last is true. More than most media outlets – including all the biggies – WaPo has made a concerted effort to integrate their news coverage with the new media on the web. I applaud their efforts to make conservatives “feel at home” at a news source that in the past has shown open hostility to conservative ideas and personalities.
That said, all this incident has done is further erode confidence in the press. Already ranked by the American people at the bottom of the list for trustworthiness (right there with the Congress) and suffering from a concentration of power at both the local and national levels, the media is in real danger of trailing off into irrelevancy. And that would be a disaster for our democracy.
2:32 pm
Rightwingers might have a better chance against a loony lefters if they dealt with reality instead of hyperbole. Face it Ben, Anne, O’Reily, Limbaugh have to resort to name calling because they have no FACTS to back up any of the lunatic screed they try to feed to the Right-wing masses. Ben got called out because he is typical of the right wing punditocracy – he lies and lies and then lies some more.
3:01 pm
You have ZOT control on your blog? I think you got one of the trolling loons excited.
3:15 pm
This event so much illustrates the difference between the left and right. This guy got caught doing something wrong, so he left in shame. The left never does that—I’ve been following the trials of the Democrat Speaker of the House in NC, Jim Black. He has very clearly and obviosly broken the law—but despite now being investigated by at least 4 different organizations, including the FBI and the State Prosecutor, and the Board of Elections confirming he’s broken the law, he still won’t resign.
3:41 pm
What? Last thing I knew, Tom DeLay still had a job.
4:59 pm
Hey, Jim Brady, Hire Me
Whoever you get: Vet!
Cheers,
Don Surber
Poca WV
5:24 pm
Tom Delay still has a job? When was he convicted of anything including spitting it the face of the idiot Alexandra. Just as all the left wingers think, you are guilty until proven innocent in front of a radical left wing judge (sic)
Damn i’m loving this week:
1.Saddam and Osama really were planning attacks on Americans togather.
2.Saddam really was looking for uranium in Africa. Send lying Joe to prison for lying to congress.
3.The Russians really were helping Saddam. Where did the WMD go? Russia?
4.Saddam really did have an ongoing program to develop additional WMD including Nuc’s.
5. Russia, Germany, France and China were all on the take from Saddam. Say goodbye to the joke called the U.N.
6.Terrorists really were in Iraq prior to the attack and there really were terrorist training camps in Iraq.
7.Iraqi and Osama agents really did meet in Sudan.
All of this makes it certain that the only people telling the truth in the United States in 2003 was the President and his staff.
Now we need to know who the traitors are in congress (self evident and enough proof on record to convict a dozen of them) , the CIA and the FBI. They were working against the safety of the American people, and it now appears they were in 2001 which resulted in the death of 3,000 people. There is too much evidence in the public domain to ignore it any longer. Include the joke 9-11 commission in the investigation. All they did was coverup for their and their friends misdeeds/crimes.
5:59 pm
To be faur, Here’s Domenech’s defense.http://www.redstate.com/
9:10 pm
And here’s the National Review Online putting the final nail in little Ben’s reputation for integrity and honor:
http://corner.nationalreview.com/06_03_19_corner-archive.asp#093326
The question really is not what will replace Red America, but rather what will replace Redstate, which has become the laughingstock of the blogosphere.
10:10 pm
Mr. Moran:
I see the whole affair as just a trick. Some of the lefty comments above bear this out.
The trick:
The unfortunate victim WAS checked out by WaPo. His shortcommings WERE know to them, that’s why they chose him. He was set up for the fall so they could discredit the right wing blogosphere.
Mission accomplished:
See, I toldja…Gotcha
! Them righities is noth’n but a buncha crooks and liers just like BUSH!
This incident is another transparent view into the the failure of communism and how it really works.
10:31 pm
Richard:
Gloat on: Your ass is banned…again
Gloat off.