news.com.com— Harry McCracken leaves leading computer magazine after 12 years because IDG management urged him to curtail stories critical of advertisers, sources say.
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Yeah, brilliant for a leading publication to use words like "hate" in an article title just two weeks after the incident at Virginia Tech. Real responsible. Different words or angle could have been used and it would have been fine. Hate is a strong and ugly word. Why, even in fun, someone would choose to use that to describe anything or one is beyond me. Imus paid for it with his comments and Anne Coulter lost many advertisers when she called John Edwards a gentlemen. Being an journalist with your "freedom of the press" flag flying still begs a little responsibiity.
If you want to support unbiased reviews, get a subscription to consumer reports (either in print, or their website). You're supporting a good cause, and I use it every time I make a non-trivial purchase.
Wow! All these comments and NOT A SINGLE ONE NOTING THAT IT WAS APPLE'S IRON BOOT that stomped out Free Press Commentary at PC World! Who the hell do you think those "advertisers" were that complained (and probably threatened to pull the few remaining advertising dollars from toilet paper thin sister publication (and PR Extension for Apple) Macworld magazine???Either you are ALL STUPID or you are ALL APPLE KOOL AID DRINKERS!! This the way Jack Booted Stevie Gods err Jobs works, FOOLS! Denial is not a way to live your lives, fools.
That sucks! Perhaps one of the last unbiased media men is gone... Hopefully PC World will get their act together as I would hate to have to go back to reading PC Magazine. Btw, WTF has happened to PC Magazine - if I wanted to read an automobile magazine I'D SUBSCRIBE TO ONE, if I wanted to read a travel guide I'D SUBSCRIBE TO ONE. I just let my subscription to PCMag expire earlier this year as PC World was clearly the better read, timing is everything I suppose... I just can't go back to PC MAG, can anyone recommend a casual magazine for a computer nerd?
choadnamathMay 3, 2007
Did Brad Burns pressure him not to defame Ziosys?
dayyveMay 3, 2007
"'Ten Things We Hate About Apple.' It was a bulls**t article that should get any journalist fired."I always knew Apple-ites were closet fascists.
ourorborosMay 3, 2007
Yeah, brilliant for a leading publication to use words like "hate" in an article title just two weeks after the incident at Virginia Tech. Real responsible. Different words or angle could have been used and it would have been fine. Hate is a strong and ugly word. Why, even in fun, someone would choose to use that to describe anything or one is beyond me. Imus paid for it with his comments and Anne Coulter lost many advertisers when she called John Edwards a gentlemen. Being an journalist with your "freedom of the press" flag flying still begs a little responsibiity.
cam18May 3, 2007
Patrick Norton?
ashcanMay 3, 2007
Figured I would add this to my last comment in case anyone else is interested...this is how I found Colin Crawford's email address:<a class="user" href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Colin+Crawford+blog+IDG">http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Colin+Crawford+blog+IDG</a>Then I just went straight to his blog at:<a class="user" href="http://colincrawford.typepad.com/">http://colincrawford.typepad.com/</a>You'll find his Gmail address listed. And yes, it is the Colin Crawford who is a Veep at IDG.
iceuckMay 4, 2007
If you want to support unbiased reviews, get a subscription to consumer reports (either in print, or their website). You're supporting a good cause, and I use it every time I make a non-trivial purchase.
websterphreakyMay 4, 2007
Wow! All these comments and NOT A SINGLE ONE NOTING THAT IT WAS APPLE'S IRON BOOT that stomped out Free Press Commentary at PC World! Who the hell do you think those "advertisers" were that complained (and probably threatened to pull the few remaining advertising dollars from toilet paper thin sister publication (and PR Extension for Apple) Macworld magazine???Either you are ALL STUPID or you are ALL APPLE KOOL AID DRINKERS!! This the way Jack Booted Stevie Gods err Jobs works, FOOLS! Denial is not a way to live your lives, fools.
brainspoutMay 5, 2007
That sucks! Perhaps one of the last unbiased media men is gone... Hopefully PC World will get their act together as I would hate to have to go back to reading PC Magazine. Btw, WTF has happened to PC Magazine - if I wanted to read an automobile magazine I'D SUBSCRIBE TO ONE, if I wanted to read a travel guide I'D SUBSCRIBE TO ONE. I just let my subscription to PCMag expire earlier this year as PC World was clearly the better read, timing is everything I suppose... I just can't go back to PC MAG, can anyone recommend a casual magazine for a computer nerd?