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Losing Its Religion: The New York Times Compromises

Source: TechCrunch

Sep 07, 2009

Summary

Two things that would end hypocrisy and make the world a better place: Priests should be allowed to get married, and the New York Times should update it’s Ethics Policy.

The venerable and vulnerable newspaper finally starts talking about the “Pogue Problem” out loud to its readers. For years David Pogue has covered Apple (and other tech companies). And for years he has been authoring books on Apple products. He doesn’t get paid by Apple for the books, but his bias is clear and he has been accused to conflicts of interest more than once by other mainstream media. Dan Lyons has a very funny take on the whole story which is worth reading.

If you have any doubt about Pogue’s opinion of Apple, this should clear it up.

We actually celebrate this kind of behavior, as long as it’s disclosed to readers. But the New York Times has a different standard, and Pogue’s reporting is a clear violation of their Policy on Ethics in Journalism, in my opinion:

Though this topic defies firm rules, it is essential that we preserve professional detachment, free of any hint of bias. Staf

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Comments (1)

Digiphile,

Sep 08, 2009

Pogue has been plenty tough on Apple over the years. Seems like TC might still be smarting from a tough story from the NYT earlier this year. Hard to tell. Worth thinking through the issues, regardless.