Tech editor/journalist outed for SERIOUS plagiarizm

David Richards, who runs several Australian Web sites such as SmartHouse.com.au and SmartOffice.com.au, is exposed on a national TV show for plagiarizing articles from dozens of leading US, UK and Australian Web sites, and pretending that he wrote them all.

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[DavidRichardsAU]

How lame is his 'excuse' for being busted after years of this copy-paste:

"Several stories exposed on Media Watch were not posted by me or 4Square Media staff as Media Watch indicated. These stories have been deliberately posted to our web site using my byline in an effort to discredit both myself and 4Square Media... our web site content engine has been accessed by non authorized personnel who appear to have lifted a story from another site and then posted it inside our content engine."!!!

[iskandar356]

Busted at last. He's been doing this, and getting away with it, for years. You've gotta love Media Watch's response in creating the Phantom of the Internet award. It clearly believes Richards second take on events as much as those commenting here do. It ranks up there with, "the dog ate my homework" as one of the lamest excuses to cover up the truth ever attempted in western civilisation.

[expl8]

What goes around comes around...Finally this pathetic excuse for a journalist is exposed. Here is a toast to David Richards' demise...For everyone who wanted to pick up the phone and give him back some of his own abuse...here is the time to rub some more salt...

[puffinthecat]

TrueBlue's Mentor. He awards Certificates in Photo/ Journalism, online for SMALL fee. ASK Trueblue, she has the details, Lol!!!!

[puffinthecat]

A lying Aussie Journalist, What A Surprise!!!!!!! Hahahahahhahhaahhahhaaa

[freshramses]

haha....david, you fucked up...

[peace67890]

This man is a bully. He is not a nice character at all. I think he is rude, writes mistruths and obviously is a plagiarist (alegedly). His unethical lies and tactics actually harm people in the industry. I can't say I am happy to see anyone suffer, but I can say what goes around, comes around.

[kas19750]

Yes. Thank heavens this guy has been found out. This David Richards Guy is a joke. His 'alleged' plagiarism, and the series of his OWN inspired articles which are unfounded and blantantly trying to discredit others with NO FACTS, it's all catching up with him. Karma is a good thing. ....didn't know about the Swingers Clubs??

[AnnLmst]

If they try to withdraw their advertising, maybe Richards will "discover" some bad news about them, or their clients, and publish it.

One agency I worked for bought tens of thousands of dollars in ad space and a series of negative-slanted stories stopped.

[macnizel]

The whole professional Home automation/AV industry absolutly hates this dude, recently I was at a training event by a industry vendor & this was brought to my attention, we all thought its was about time. He needs to move to another country and write stuff over there... preferably Iraq! then he would get shot.... not such a bad thing.

[xpdhgiak]

Piss off David Richards, I'd rather die

[4SquareMedia]

The Contra King... allegedly... quietly tolerated by so many for so long. Plagiarism is one thing, there have been instances of sexual harassment as well... allegedly... Dig deep and you will find him to be an active member of various swinging clubs too... allegedly... Oh, the scandal... I, I, I, I don't believe it.