----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Stenquist"
Subject: Re: Man Cleared Of Improper Photography At Public Fair
Serious newspapers maintain a very solid wall between editorial and
advertising sales. No editor of a major US newspaper would ever bow to a
publisher by inserting a story just to sell ad space. Depending on the
personality of the publication, many editors WILL go with stories that are
likely to increase readership. But even on the car magazines I've worked
for, no one ever was able to push a story through to help an advertiser.
Aside from the obvious moral issues, there's a practical reason as well.
For every advertiser you please, you'll piss off half a dozen.
Paul, you are changing the subject.
No one has said anything about the press getting into bed with it's
advertisers, just that they commonly run lurid stories that are designed to
sell more copy, increase readership, etc.
William Robb
