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USA Today has reprinted a Lansing State Journal article about the Smurfs here:

http://www.usatoday.com/life/2003-10-08-smurfs_x.htm

The original article is located here:

http://www.lsj.com/things/things/030904_smurf_1d.html

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blue buddies isnt in that article. you should have got a mention papa smurf. it's about time to see the smurfs in print still..but 'comeback'?? Come on! Smurfs are forever!!
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quote:
Originally posted by <schlumpfiend>:
blue buddies isnt in that article...

First of all, schlumpfiend, I love your name. [Big Grin]

Second, Christine Rook writes "Hey, kids of the '80s: Your little blue buddies are back!" as the first line of her article, so I guess one could take that as a compliment. [Razz]

Third, USA Today does make use of BlueBuddies.com...a picture, in fact. However, no reference to the the artist (Vic George) or source (BlueBuddies.com) is made. Astonishingly, the "PapaSmurf.org" logo was cropped out of the picture entirely. Excising logos and not providing source references is not sanctioned industry practice - I'm quite surprised by their behavior.

USA Today's version of the picture is titled "08-smurf-inside", and is located here:

http://images.usatoday.com/life/_photos/2003/2003-10/08-smurf-inside.jpg

The original picture furnished to BlueBuddies.com, created by Vic George, is located here:

http://bluebuddies.com/cgi-bin/db.pl?db|cat.dat|Vic_George_Visual_Works|13|3|cat

The two pictures are from the same source material located on the BlueBuddies.com server, including hidden technical characteristics unique to the original file. I've written a letter to USA asking them to credit the artist and the source...I'll provide their reply if they give one.

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The Deputy Managing Editor of USA Today phoned me today to discuss the article and photo. Credit will now be given to the source site, BlueBuddies.com. Vic George's work is now officially credited in the USA Today archives!

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Check out the revised story here:

http://www.usatoday.com/life/2003-10-08-smurfs_x.htm

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