Jason Leopold accused of plagiarism in 2002

[Moloch]

On October 9, GNN ran an article by a young reporter desperate to save his career. My Story – Shafted By The New York Times was the saga of 33-year-old freelance writer and former Wall Street Journal reporter Jason Leopold. According to Leopold’s emotional account, his reputation was deliberately sabotaged by Salon.com and The New York Times after Salon published what he called “the story of my career,” a hard-hitting investigation into current Army Secretary Thomas White. In the August 29 article, Leopold alleges White, while a top executive at Enron, instructed an underling to conceal Enron’s negative cash flow from investors. Leopold even had the smoking gun email to prove it.

The story was explosive. And in September, The New York Times’ financial columnist Paul Krugman cited Leopold’s reporting in one of his influential editorials, referring to White as a “corporate evildoer.” What followed is a bewildering tale of journalistic betrayal, prompted in part by Leopold’s own admitted indiscretions. Both Salon and the Times turned their back on the reporter, accusing him of one of journalism’s most deadly sins, and withdrawing their support for the validity of his most crucial piece of evidence – the “smoking gun email.” Leopold was left high and dry, his rep cooked, his future in mainstream media seemingly toast.

Was Leopold shafted? Or was he the victim of his own sloppy reporting? Getting at the truth in this story has proven murky. As Village Voice’s Cynthia Cotts wrote of Leopold’s plight, “The more mud that gets flung, the harder it is to see anything clearly.”

http://gnn.tv/articles/709/Media_Meltdown_The_Jason_Leopold_Saga

[station agent]

1. I really hope Jason is right.

Otherwise the people, who are foaming at the mouth in the hatred of Karl Rove will take their wrath out on Mr. Leopold.

[LeftNYC]

6. Im with you...Leopold is a reporter. Rove is still the focus of this

If Jason is wrong, then he will have to answer why, and didnt he learn anything from his first mistake.

[kstewart33]

2. Jason's been accused of inaccuracies many times.

I think everyone is tired of rerunning his history.

Let's just wait and see what happens. I'd bet we'll know one way or another by Friday.

[Moloch]

I want Rove to be indicted, too....

and I hope you're right... but I don't think you will be.

[Poll_Blind]

3. Yeah yeah, look I'm not on Leopold's side but this is still old news.

I'm not judging Leopold on his past- his present is the only thing that means anything to me. People make mistakes, fuckup or downright lie and hurt other people just for fun- but if it's in the past I try to give them as much leeway as I can because people are complex that way.

The only person who's got a strike in my book is the one who came over here, drummed up support for Leopold then when the questions started to come (we're Democrats- we ask questions) smeared shit on every surface of DU they could reach. Even they will be able to regain credibility in my eyes, and that's saying alot- a hell of alot.

PB

[liberalnurse]

4. Do you also want to throw a bushel of

tomatoes at Jason Leapold because he wrote a news scoop? I bet that thought crossed your mind.

Green tomatoes too....for jealousy

[northamericancitizen]

5. Is this really necessary? Today? I don,t think so. Only time will tell.

[Media_Lies_Daily]

7. What's the point in revisiting this topic? Old, old, news.

[Patsy Stone]

8. Because

it's been ten minutes since the last one...

[johnnie]

9. Because

We have to be sure that anyone who ever has some sort of inside scoop on anything will stay far far away from here in fear of being torn to shreds. :sarcasm:

For some reason I think some people here have made sure that people will think twice before letting us in on *anything*.

[liberalnurse]

10. If Trolls are allowed to fly under the radar....

this is what will occur. They will be able to claim, "Mission Accomplished".

[Moloch]

11. I don't appreciate your insinuation here.

People like Leopold cheapen the whole journalistic profession. That is my motivation for speaking out against him.

[liberalnurse]

13. I don't like your concept either.....

As a long standing participate of this Message Board, I feel motivated as well.... I find your view to be, well cheap and impotence.

I personally find Leapold courageous. May I suggest you take your "cheap shots" out at the MSM whores. They get the big bucks for successfully propagating right wing talking points and propaganda 24/7. America suffers by their neglect. No one is suffering by the Leapold story.....

[BooScout]

12. Don't like the message?

...Kill the messager.........an old trick.........favored by Republicans if I remember correctly. :eyes: