Nix Newsweek

pla·gia·rize ( P ) Pronunciation Key (plj-rz)
v. pla·gia·rized, pla·gia·riz·ing, pla·gia·riz·es
v. tr.
To use and pass off (the ideas or writings of another) as one's own.
To appropriate for use as one's own passages or ideas from (another).

Remember what Stephen Glass did to the NEW REPUBLIC? Or what Jayson Blair did to the NY TIMES? There are others, including Janet Cooke and Patricia Smith, and now joining their ranks: NEWSWEEK. Word's out. Don't trust Newsweek.

(IsraelNN.com) Newsweek has admitted that its story on purposeful desecration of the Koran was based on unconfirmed sources. At least 16 people have been killed following Moslem riots following the published allegation that American military interrogators in Cuba flushed a copy of the Koran down the toilet.

(weBlog Reference: BAD BAD NEWSWEEK)
(weBlog Reference: NEWSWEEK LIED*. PEOPLE DIED)
(AP News): Newsweek Apologizes for Quran Story Errors
Fabricated, plagiarized reporting has NO PLACE in the Mainstream Media. Thanks for being the WILD CARD, Newsweek!
At least BLOGGERS strive to be accurate and credible. At least. What happened at NEWSWEEK is inexcusable.