PC World Editor Resigns When Ordered Not to Criticize Advertisers 327
bricko noted a story of our modern journalism world gone so wrong it makes me sad. "Editor-in-Chief Harry McCracken quit abruptly today because the company's new CEO, Colin Crawford, tried to kill a story about Apple and Steve Jobs." The link discusses that the CEO was the former head of MacWorld and would get calls from Jobs. Apparently he also told the staff that product reviews had to be nicer to vendors who advertise in the magazine. The sad thing is that given the economics of publishing in this day and age, I doubt anything even comes of this even tho it essentially confirms that PC World reviews should be thought of as no more than press releases. I know that's how I will consider links from them in the future. But congratulations to anyone willing to stick to their guns on such matters.
Good character (Score:4, Funny)
That's good, an editor or news outfit should never be swayed by an advertiser. Guess I'll go read Slashdot's Intel Opinion Center [slashdot.org] now...
Good to know (Score:3, Funny)
Harry McCracken? (Score:4, Funny)
Sincerely, I. P. Freely
Re:Harry McCracken? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Traditional Media is dieing (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Hey, it happens (Score:5, Funny)
Yes, but that was a good thing. After all, it's John Dvorak we're talking about.
Jobs Operator (Score:1, Funny)
Can we please refrain from... (Score:5, Funny)
Sincerely,
Hugh G. Rection
Re:Traditional Media is dieing (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Way of the world. (Score:3, Funny)
If you googled me, I think it'd be more likely that you thought I worked for Slashdot. =P
Re:Hey, it happens (Score:3, Funny)
See the Time Cube website for the canonical example.
Re:Harry McCracken? (Score:5, Funny)
Ignore these morons and their childish comments.
I'm so proud of you for standing up for what you believe in.
Your brother,
Phil
I'm wondering... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Hey, it happens (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Traditional Media is dieing (Score:2, Funny)
Not this time, Mr. Luthor. I'm still trying to figure out what to do with my worthless house in "Otisburg".
Re:"Free" Press (Score:5, Funny)
Good point. 4/5
Re:Hey, it happens (Score:3, Funny)
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Re:Traditional Media is dieing (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Good character (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Who reads computer magazines anyway? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Good character (Score:5, Funny)
MacWorld is such garbage that even now that I use a Mac for work five days a week - and I don't think a day has passed in the last two months that I haven't had to do something with it - I actually dropped the MacWorld subscription that my employer was paying for.
If you won't even allow the purchasing department to bring it to your desk so that you have reading material for when you're on the can... it's a message :P
Re:Good character (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Traditional Media is dieing (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Good character (Score:3, Funny)
Re:British Mags (Score:3, Funny)
Borders and Barnes and Noble carry most of the popular ones.
I'd be inclined to agree if I ever read any UK content... if only I could ever get past page 3.
I for one... (Score:1, Funny)