Don't mention it

Found out about this not long ago (and it put in my mind Four people, one woozy that I wrote last May):

Journalist A writes an account of an experience from a trip somewhere in India, and also speaks about it to Journalist B. Journalist B uses that account in a column, without mentioning A, and sends it off for publication.

Journalist A writes an account of an egregious misdeed he uncovered. Journalist B uses that account in a column, without mentioning A, and has it published. Later, Journalist B writes again, referring to that misdeed and B's first column, still without mentioning A. Journalist C reads B's writings and concludes, very naturally, that it was B who uncovered the misdeed. C writes a column mentioning B and B's work. B does not think it necessary to correct C.

Journalist A writes an account of another experience from a trip somewhere in India, and also speaks about it to Journalist D. Journalist D uses that account in a column, mentioning A, and sends it off for publication. A storyteller team reads D's column and learns from it about A's experience. They decide to use it as the basis for their next project. D is in regular touch with the storytellers, and insists that they credit A. They do so, prominently.

And so the world turns.