When business trumps biz journalism integrity
Rem Rieder, the editor of American Journalism Review, writes for USA Today about why the integrity of CNET’s technology journalists has been brought into question because of parent company CBS Corp.’s intervention in its awards. Rieder writes, “Turrentine and her staff had been placed in a terrible situation by the CBS honchos. Not only was […]
What does CNET scandal mean for tech press?
Rebecca Greenfield of The Atlantic’s Wire writes about what the CNET ethics scandal last week means for technology news coverage in the wake of a CNET editor’s less-than-convincing story about her involvement. Greenfield writes, “Turrentine went on to say that if she had to face this ‘dilemma’ again, she would not quit. Meaning, if this […]
CNET editor on why she’s not quitting
Lindsey Turrentine, the editor of CNET Reviews, writes about why she is not quitting the tech news site in the wake of it being forced by parent CBS Corp. to withdraw an award from The Dish because of litigation between the two companies. Turrentine writes, “We were in an impossible situation as journalists. The conflict […]
CNET staff were forced to re-vote on awards
Joshua Topolsky of The Verge writes about the growing controversy at CNET, where its journalists were forced to re-vote for an award after originally picking The Dish’s Hopper because CNET’s parent company, CBS Corp., is in litigation with The Dish. Topolsky writes, “Apparently, executives at CBS learned that the Hopper would win ‘Best of Show’ […]
CNET writer resigns after ethics flap with parent company
Greg Sandoval, a senior writer at tech news site CNET, has resigned, saying he doesn’t have faith in parent company CBS Corp. In a Twitter message, Sandoval wrote, “Sad to report that I’ve resigned from CNET. I no longer have confidence that CBS is committed to editorial independence.” Last week, CBS required CNET to drop […]
A tech journalist’s worst nightmare
John Herman of BuzzFeed.com writes about how tech news site CNET dropped a Dish Network product from consideration of an award because its parent, CBS, is currently in litigation with Dish. Herman writes, “This is a constant fear for many tech writers — their jobs, more than many other in media, require them to cover […]
Avoid advice from personal finance coverage
Susan Antilla, a columnist for Bloomberg View, writes that consumers should ignore any advice on investing from personal finance publications. Antilla writes, “There is a good chance that you will lose money if you follow the 2013 top stock recommendations. And the grander the promise of profits, the more you should worry about getting burned. […]
WSJ’s editorial page had disclosure problems in 2012
Eric Hananoki of Media Matters writes about how The Wall Street Journal regularly failed to disclose the election-related conflicts of interest of its op-ed writers. Hananoki writes, “The paper’s editorial page published op-eds from 12 writers without disclosing their roles as advisers to Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign. It also didn’t regularly disclose columnist Karl Rove’s close ties to the […]
Assessing CNBC’s “Rise Above” campaign
Erik Wemple of The Washington Post writes Friday about CNBC‘s “Rise Above” campaign, intended to force politicians to end the gridlock about the fiscal cliff. Wemple writes, “For nearly two months, the “Rise Above” logo, complete with the U.S. flag, has graced the CNBC screen during the (often contentious) chats on this topic. The idea for […]
NYT’s DealBook conference was chummy
New York Times public editor Margaret Sullivan writes Thursday that the paper’s DealBook conference was a chance for some of its business journalists to get chummy with sources. Sullivan writes, “Was the event too chummy, too clubby, and is DealBook itself that way, too? “‘I don’t think there’s any truth to that,’ Mr. Sorkin said. […]
