Anyone catch Media Watch exposing Gould and his plagiarism in the Sun Herald? For those that missed it here's the transcript. Shame on you Phil, I actually thought you were a good, honest journo.
Media Watch wrote:Phil Gould's collective memory
First screened 1 August 2005
Presented by Liz Jackson
http://www.abc.net.au/mediawatch/transc ... 427449.htm
It's no surprise that rugby league coach and commentator Phil Gould is wallowing in nostalgia for earlier and happier times
The September 11 attacks, Bali and London bombings. Terrorists. My head was whirling with negative thoughts…
I thought about my childhood and the world I grew up in and how different it was from the world we have today… I'm talking hide-and-seek in the park. The corner milk bar, hopscotch, billycarts, cricket in front of the garbage bin, skipping, handstands, footy on the best lawn in the street, British bulldog 1-2-3…
— Sun Herald, 24 July 2005
Oh yes — the good old days. Phil invites us all to turn our minds back.
Close your eyes and go back in time. Before internet and DVD and computer games. Before semi-automatic machine-guns, joy-riders and drugs. Way back.
— Sun Herald, 24 July 2005
Way back — before the internet. Way back — before cut and paste plagiarism. Because sadly Phil's hymn to his fondly remembered childhood was lifted with the click of a mouse.
Visit the Greasy Spoon site and read about memories of growing up in Australia
Walking to school, no matter what the weather. Running until you were out of breath. Laughing so hard that your stomach hurt. Jumping on the bed. Pillow fights. Spinning around, getting dizzy and falling down was cause for the giggles. Being tired from playing... Remember that?
— Greasy Spoon AND Sun Herald, 24 July 2005
Yes Phil — we remember.
All these sentimental memories were lifted from the web and plonked into Phil's column.
The Sun Herald tells us it was a subbing error.
Remember when we used to believe excuses like that?
