2008/12/2 Brian J Goggin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On Tue, 2 Dec 2008 11:37:38 +0000, "Steve Haywood" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >Did the editors of these magazines know at the time you were writing that > >you had this interest since I can't recall it ever being declared in your > >articles which I took to be those of a dispassionate journalist. > > I don't think that is quite fair. Certainly Adrian's role in > *Waterways World* seemed to be much the same as yours in *Canal Boat*: > that of controversialist, not that of dispassionate journalist. I > don't think that there was any obligation on either of you to be > dispassionate: very much the opposite, in fact. >
I beg to differ. Being a controversialist is one thing. Using what you write to pursue your own financial interests is something entirely different, Something which has always been considered improper among journalists. Steve [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
