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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIowa Newspaper Drops Brent Bozell's Column After 'Forced Ghostwriting' Charge
An Iowa newspaper is now looking to replace Brent Bozell, the fiery conservative media watchdog who apparently has had someone write his columns and books for years. The Quad-City Times announced over the weekend that it's dropping the syndicated column from its pages on the heels of a scoop by journalist Jim Romenesko that Bozell has been claiming credit for someone else's work.
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The Creators Media Syndicate, the organization that syndicates the column, eventually announced that Bozell and Graham will share a byline going forward (although it denied the charge that Bozell hasn't written his material). But for the Quad-City Times, the revelation was a cue to move on. The newspaper is now in the market for another conservative columnist.
The column weve run for a decade under Bozells byline skewered reporters and media firms he condemned as liberal, regularly slamming them for being dishonest. We disagreed with many of the columns Bozell presented as his own. Wed wince every time he damned the mainstream media. Our newspaper and many others in the so-called mainstream media send him a check every month. But we stuck with him in the interest of presenting diverse views on our Opinion page. Bozell may have been comfortable representing others work as his own. Were not. The latest disclosure convinces us Bozell has no place on our print or web pages. Now wed like readers suggestions for a replacement. What conservative columnist would you like to see added to our pages? Were happy to spend on columnists who bring a wider perspective to readers. But we cant continue to publish anyone who willfully submits others work as his own.
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ProudToBeBlueInRhody
(16,399 posts)The fact this asshole is read ANYWHERE on God's Green Earth is a fucking sham.
DonViejo
(60,536 posts)ProudToBeBlueInRhody
(16,399 posts)But the left "controls the media"....