I worked at a regional newspaper for a large chunk of the last decade. I remember back around 2005, our publisher was very gung-ho about getting us to dedicate resources to rewriting other people&#x27;s stories. The editorial department was unanimously against it, because it was not very useful to anyone, not real journalism, and in many cases seemed to verge on plagiarism.<p>Interesting to see the New York Times is getting religion about it. I wonder if the overall opinion among journalists has shifted or if it&#x27;s just sort of something you have to do.