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| For Purposes of anonymity, I cannot readily offer you my name or daytime phone number as you request. If you must contact me or one of my associates, e-mail me at [email protected] Part of my identity includes a producer, writer, and editor of the newly local monthly magazine Propaganda. What I have to submit is not a usual opinionated complaint. Really, it is an accusation of plagiarism, but more vaguely theft. In the Aug. 8 issue of the Leo, Carl Brown wrote about the need for a national referendum. His split article on the need for government reform by the public, mingled with his musical preferences, was previously published in another�s style July 25 in an article of Propaganda. Mr. Brown is entitled to his own opinion, and it is quite possible he did not see this article. How odd it would seem then that so shortly thereafter its release, he himself should write an article on the matter. The Leo is weekly, this leaves little time to write a poignant or developed article on anything. However, Brown�s article smacked of more than time restraints, but little if no effort other than mild Internet research. My point is further carried by the fact that only 1/3 of the article is even about the stolen material. I do know of Carl Brown�s political history especially in the city of Louisville. Therefore, one should assume it not to be hard for him to write an article on politics, especially one that capitalizes on someone else�s idea. So, it seems odd that he could not continue enough to fill his word quota for the week. I suppose Propaganda needs to make it�s articles longer so that at least one of your writers has enough material to finish an entire article. In response to the rest of the article, doesn�t Leo have a music review page? I understand this submission will be exposed to alterations �necessary� to publication. All I ask is that though your creative editing you do not lose the meaning of my accusation, or the proof to back it. That is if you print it at all. Sincerely, All of us at Propaganda |
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