By Mondo Times editors
Boulder, Colorado USA
Posted on September 5, 2009 at 1:57pm

Hartford Courant Publisher Apologizes for Plagiarizing the Work of Other Local Newspapers

-- On September 3, 2009, Richard J. Graziano, the CEO, president and publisher of the Hartford Courant, said the newspaper had plagiarized the work of other local newspapers and offered an apology:

"The Hartford Courant is America's oldest continuously published newspaper. We've been in business for 245 years. We've earned a reputation for integrity and we take it very seriously. Throughout our history we have served the community by highlighting wrongdoing and violations of ethics when we find them. It is only right that we focus the same light on ourselves when we are wrong.

So, it's incumbent upon me as publisher to tell you that we failed to meet our own standards and, as we would with anyone else, we are flagging it, calling it wrong and taking action.

In short, after an extensive internal review, we have determined that over the last several weeks The Courant plagiarized the work of some of our competitors. This was not our intent, but it is in fact what happened. We are taking corrective action to prevent it from happening again. We have also disciplined the individuals involved."

The full story:
http://www.courant.com/news/opinion/hc-courant-apology-plagiarism-090309,0,1524843.story

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