MUST READ: Did the STAR copy cat Rocky Bru’s story?

sloone - (...) But Datuk, looks like the STAR has copied an exclusive on Rocky Bru’s blog but did not give him any acknowledgement. Is this a habit or has it become a policy? - To copy a story when bloggers break it and then to work on it, and later pretend as if it is their own story?

I think it’s cheap lah.

The story concern (on Page 16, of the Nation section of the STAR) was about Wan Hamidi Hamid being hired by Penang CM Lim Guan Eng - Journalist may become CM’s political sec.

Rocky first broke the story on his “First Class CM flies economy class?” post on May 3 @ 3.08pm. The STAR also carried the story on the economy flight on the same page (N16). I first read this story on Anil Netto’ blog. more at Sloone ...