Thursday, June 06, 2002

DaveNet: Is it marketing or journalism? "We know that X won't challenge his employer. This has not been disclaimed in print or on the Web. Who else will he not challenge? If a company buys advertising in an API publication, is X allowed to challenge them? To criticize their products, service, company policy? Since there has been no disclaimer, there is no way to know. I conclude that Mr X is not a journalist." Should we trust the tech publications and website that we read? What are their motivations...teaching us or appeasing advertisers? Can they do both? comment []  11:36:04 AM