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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> 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:360126 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
