Says James:
Actually 90% of the writers at the westword are zero-talent morons, who have the worst taste in food, music, and culture; and to be honest, most of your stories are stolen from somewhere else. The westword has just become another stale, mainstream media outlet.Says coit.stevenson:
Is it 'right', or 'ok' to steal a story without attribution, permission, or payment? Absolutely not.Says Brett:
Does it happen constantly in the online writing/photography/publishing world? 100%.
Maybe you should focus on getting better wages from WW rather than bitching in an attempt to pinch pennies from other companies. Be thankful you write for WW in the first place and take the inevitable stealing of "stories" as a compliment.
Tons of aspiring writers would give their genitalia to be in a consistent gig like WW, or have their work published ANYWHERE on the internet, paid or not. In short: get over yourself, you're lucky your whiney stories get shared from anywhere.
fuck westword — you guys are the epitome of shitty journalism.There's lots more, and you can read it all here — at least for the next few hours.