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April 10, 2007 11:30 AM

"Couric & Co." Blog Apologizes For "Omission"

By
Brian Montopoli
Topics
CBS News Issues
Last night, an Editor's Note was posted on the "Couric & Co." blog. It reads in full:
Correction: The April 4 Notebook was based on a "Moving On" column by Jeffrey Zaslow that ran in The Wall Street Journal on March 15 with the headline, "Of the Places You'll Go, Is the Library Still One of Them?" Much of the material in the Notebook came from Mr. Zaslow, and we should have acknowledged that at the top of our piece. We offer our sincere apologies for the omission.
"Katie Couric's Notebook" is a regular feature on "Couric & Co." in which Couric reflects on a particular issue on camera. A transcription of her comments is usually posted on "Couric & Co.," along with the video, which is also made available to all CBS owned and operated and affiliate stations. In addition, the audio of her comments is made available to authorized CBS Radio stations.

The April 4 Notebook has now been removed from the site. Mike Sims, director of News and Operations for CBSNews.com, declined to comment about the specifics of the matter. "The Editor's Note speaks for itself," said Sims.

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by spaceygracey April 11, 2007 6:15 PM EDT
Fake blogs, fake news, fake smile, fake thoughts, fake writing, fake commentary, fake hair. What's next, fake boobs?
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by chgomediaman April 11, 2007 5:06 PM EDT
Of course Katie Couric doesnt write her own blog. It's done a ghost writer. But in journalism, if she's putting her name to it as if she wrote it, I think she's more responsible that she may think she is. Shameful.
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by ej03202002 April 11, 2007 2:41 PM EDT
It stuns me that Katie Couric does not read the Wall Street Journal -- such an important newspaper in World News -- and yet has that ultimate responsibility of delivering such an important newscast. It shows she is not an intelligent and educated person and just all fluff. It really shows.
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by caucus1 April 11, 2007 2:14 PM EDT
Does Katie Couric read the Wall Street Journal? (If not, why not?
And did she read the article that was subsequently plagiarized? If she did, why didn't she notice?
Is the fired producer the Scooter Libby of this affair?
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by joycewest April 11, 2007 1:01 PM EDT
I read this morning a producer was fired for the plagiarism. I didn't realize Katie Couric didn't always write the "Katie Couric's Notebook" herself. Maybe I am naive, assuming that "Posted by" means "Written by," but I wonder how many other people didn't know that?
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by bricko April 11, 2007 4:05 AM EDT
When will CBS apologize for Couric in general..?
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by caucus1 April 10, 2007 9:54 PM EDT
Why not have Katherine Couric do her own blog, for which she can take credit or blame, instead of hiring a hack to make this kind of mistake for her?

Or, forgot the conceit of a fake blog.
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