"The thing is, we don't know how many other news and reviews outlets who have been bought or are under larger media houses face the same pressures."
Personally, I disagree. I think we all should know that they all are compromised, or at least those with tie ins to media organizations. If you want honest reviews, community sourcing is about the only way to go. J - Ninety percent of politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation. - Henry Kissinger Politicians are people who, when they see light at the end of the tunnel, go out and buy some more tunnel. - John Quinton On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 8:32 AM, Jerry Milo Johnson <jmi...@gmail.com>wrote: > > I have written to both CNET and CBS. > > I am boycotting as much of them as I can (still going to DVR ncis, > elementary, football, 5-0, blue bloods, criminal minds, etc) > > Like any cheating, as long as they respect me enough to keep it hidden, I > can try to deal with it. At least I have a choice. > > But putting it out there in my face and daring me to say something is too > much. > > I love the fact that the writer from CNET quit in protest. > > Jerks. > > > > On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 7:52 AM, Vivec <gel21...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Nope, we can't. CBS has all but said it will fiddle with CNET's reviews > to > > benefit itself and its interests. > > > > The thing is, we don't know how many other news and reviews outlets who > > have been bought or are under larger media houses face the same > pressures. > > > > > > On 14 January 2013 22:22, Jerry Barnes <critic...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > It shouldn't come as a shock to anyone, but here is another example of > > how > > > corruption is running rampant through the media complexes. > > > > > > > > > CNET, one of the Internet's first and most influential authorities on > > > gadgets and tech news, watched its editorial integrity spiral out of > > > control Monday, with staffers quitting and editors left to explain > > > themselves in the wake of explosive new charges over its annualConsumer > > > Electronics Show awards a scandal, it would appear, that goes all the > > way > > > to the top of its corporate umbrella, and could shake the entire > > ecosystem > > > of online tech journalism. > > > > > > Contrary to an already controversial move first reported last > > > Friday< > > > > > > http://www.theatlanticwire.com/technology/2013/01/cbs-puts-cnet-ethically-questionnable-spot-ces/60866/ > > > >, > > > CNET parent company CBS didn't just asked the site to remove Dish's > > > Slingbox Hopper from consideration for its Best of CES Awards amidst a > > > lawsuit between CBS and Dish; the removal came after executives learned > > the > > > gadget would take the *top *award, and that request came down from CBS > > CEO > > > Leslie Moonves himself, sources tell The Verge's Joshua > > > Topolsky< > > > > > > http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/14/3874682/exclusive-cbs-forced-cnet-editors-to-recast-vote-after-hopper-win > > > >. > > > Now, CNET's corporate responsibilities appear to have made the long > > trusted > > > site bend at will and, despite desperate pushback from some of its > > writers > > > and editors, it appears CNET may have moved to cover up the series of > > > events that led to the removal of the award. > > > > > > For CNET, all of this looks very bad. How can readers trust the site > for > > > its famously unbiased reviews and industry news coverage if a > > > media-conglomerate overlord is insisting that some things just "can't > > > exist"? The events that have unfolded since the scandal broke wide open > > > haven't exactly restored anyone's faith. Greg Sandoval, a seven-year > > > veteran of the site, announced his resignation Monday morning on > Twitter, > > > citing a lack of "editorial > > > independence<https://twitter.com/sandocnet/status/290856937472528384>" > > > from CBS as his motivation. In a separate > > > tweet<https://twitter.com/sandocnet/status/290857669437308928>, > > > he called CNET's dishonesty about its parent company's involvement with > > > Dish "unacceptable." Since, both CNET and CBS have released > > > not-too-convincing statements. > > > > > > http://news.yahoo.com/trust-cnet-again-scandal-shady-213434265.html > > > > > > > > > > > > J > > > > > > - > > > > > > Ninety percent of politicians give the other ten percent a bad > > reputation. > > > - Henry Kissinger > > > > > > Politicians are people who, when they see light at the end of the > tunnel, > > > go out and buy some more tunnel. - John Quinton > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:360131 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
