August 21, 2010 01:45 AM UTC

7News Ferrugia Weighs In On Plagiarism Story

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• by: donscottknox

Hot off the press.

7News Investigative Reporter John Ferrugia called State Bill Colorado this week to complain about its story on the origin of the plagiarism allegation against former Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott McInnis.

In a half-hour conversation with a reporter, Ferrugia insisted that State Bill’s conclusion – the story likely originated from a tipster – overreached.

And more.

Ferrugia also challenged a sentence in the State Bill story that read, “The person or people who tipped off The Post and 7News have so far managed to stay in the shadows.”

“You made that up,” Ferrugia said over the phone. “Real journalists” go out and find information, he said.

Read the whole story at http://www.statebillnews.com/2…