More Plagiarism From AOL Patch, This Time In Silicon Valley
Patch, AOL’s network of hyperlocal websites, has once again found itself contending with the issue of plagiarism. On Monday the Palo Alto Patch site issued an apology to readers for publishing content lifted from the website VentureBeat. The post explained a freelancer was responsible for the swiped content, and went on to discuss the measures Patch takes to avoid plagiarism:
While we provide all of our freelancers with a plagiarism guide, we also audit to make sure that all Palo Alto Patch content is original or fully and properly attributed.
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