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We live in an age when, thanks to the Internet, content is fungible and free-flowing. There's no longer a need to get fixated on the source of the content, attribution, footnoting, etc. That's outdated MLA thinking. What matters now is the quality and accessibility of content, and Sharon Gray and others like her deserve praise for helping to spread content, whatever its source.

SF WEEKLY JOURNALISM SCANDAL – MATT SMITH’S FALSE & INACCURATE NEWS REPORTING

It appears that Matt Smith, “lead” reporter for The SF Weekly, is guilty of a journalism scandal - unfair and inaccurate reporting of a news event – by making substantial reporting and researching errors with the results leading to libelous or defamatory statements. Perhaps Matt Smith’s recent media scandal was a deliberate attempt to promote himself or a means to further a political goal.

According to Wikipedia, Journalism scandals are high-profile incidents or acts, whether intentional or accidental, that run contrary to the generally accepted ethics and standards of journalism, or otherwise violate the 'ideal' mission of journalism: to report news events and issues accurately and fairly.

SF Newspaper, Beyond Chron reported on Smith’s inaccurate journalistic reporting and research errors …

“It is no secret that the SF Weekly’s Matt Smith has trouble getting his facts straight …”

Smith was so excited to see a total lobbying amount of $4.8 million on the Clinic’s most recent 990 form that he ignored the fact that this was the maximum amount the group was authorized to spend.

“There is a line item just below that number that asks for the “Total lobbying expenditures.” Had Smith learned to read more carefully, he would have noted that this amount totaled $728.00.

In other words, Smith’s total – adopted without question by a sitting Supervisor – was wrong by over $4 million.

And just to show that Smith’s error may be based more on malice than ineptitude, there is another line that asks about “Grassroots lobbying expenditures.” That amount also totaled $728.00.

And Smith ignored the title of the key section, which reads "Lobbying ceiling amount." To most people, "ceiling" meets the top amount that can be spent, not the actual expenditure.”

Read complete article @ http://www.beyondchron.org/news/index.php?itemid=5069

SF WEEKLY, VALLEYWAG, VILLAGE VOICE MEDIA GUILTY OF SEEDY, DISHONEST JOURNALISM

SF Weekly's Matt Smith, along with ValleyWag, Village Voice Media, and Gawker Media are guilty of spreading malicious lies and hate-based slander. SF Weekly's Matt Smith misquoted, reported false facts, told lies, made false accusations re The Examiner and Sharon Gray's mashups, did not thoroughly check his facts, and is well known as an unreliable and untrustworthy, jealous wannabe - a hit-man journalist from the dark, seedy side of the fringe press. These lies and untruths were then quickly picked up and spread worldwide by other seedy journalists - a "hate crime". SF Weekly is not an honest legit publication. Village Voice Media and The San Francisco Weekly appear to not take honest journalism seriously. Why promote Matt Smith and his untruthful journalism?

SF WEEKLY, VALLEYWAG, VILLAGE VOICE MEDIA GUILTY OF SEEDY, DISHONEST JOURNALISM

SF Weekly's Matt Smith, along with ValleyWag, Village Voice Media, and Gawker Media are guilty of spreading malicious lies and hate-based slander. SF Weekly's Matt Smith misquoted, reported false facts, told lies, made false accusations re The Examiner and Sharon Gray's mashups, did not thoroughly check his facts, and is well known as an unreliable and untrustworthy, jealous wannabe - a hit-man journalist from the dark, seedy side of the fringe press. These lies and untruths were then quickly picked up and spread worldwide by other seedy journalists - a "hate crime". SF Weekly is not an honest legit publication. Village Voice Media and The San Francisco Weekly appear to not take honest journalism seriously. Why promote Matt Smith and his untruthful journalism?

SF WEEKLY, VALLEYWAG, VILLAGE VOICE MEDIA GUILTY OF SEEDY, DISHONEST JOURNALISM

SF Weekly's Matt Smith, along with ValleyWag, Village Voice Media, and Gawker Media are guilty of spreading malicious lies and hate-based slander. SF Weekly's Matt Smith misquoted, reported false facts, told lies, made false accusations re The Examiner and Sharon Gray's mashups, did not thoroughly check his facts, and is well known as an unreliable and untrustworthy, jealous wannabe - a hit-man journalist from the dark, seedy side of the fringe press. These lies and untruths were then quickly picked up and spread worldwide by other seedy journalists - a "hate crime". SF Weekly is not an honest legit publication. Village Voice Media and The San Francisco Weekly appear to not take honest journalism seriously. Why promote Matt Smith and his untruthful journalism?