Google and Oracle ordered to provide list of paid bloggers
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Without going into the legal issues at stake (after all, Alsup is a judge and we aren’t lawyers), we want to say that this is a refreshing step in terms of media integrity. Readers visit news sites expecting to get coverage that is reasonably fair; sure all reporters have personal biases, but there is a difference between how your personal experience causes you to look at the world and accepting payment for promoting someone in a legal battle (or any other sort of promotional coverage). People have a right to expect their reporting to be free from paid bias.
It should perhaps go without saying that individual bloggers don’t all claim to be truly independent, and we respect the right of anyone to try and make a living, but such conflicts of interest should be pointed immediately and very clearly, not hidden in posts on other topics after months of biased coverage. We look forward to seeing exactly who is on that list (regardless of whether they were in Oracle or Google’s pocket), and hope you will take notice as well.
We can already tell you one site that won’t be on the list: PhoneArena.
source: Groklaw
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7 Comments
1. tuxpower posted on 08 Aug 2012, 14:46 5
Well, judging by the tone of most of the comment sections on this site I suspect Apple paid for many of them (^_^)
4. matrix_neo posted on 08 Aug 2012, 16:42 3
You're absolutely right, shall we start making a list now?
2. darkvadervip posted on 08 Aug 2012, 15:04 3
Darn someone always mad(tuxpower) cause they have no spine or teeth to chew on apple. For the record can we keep comments clean and stop hating on apple or any company and just sit back and enjoy a great article. And to show love I own an iphone4s for a work phone,an ipad3 for work,an sg3 for my side phone, and my favorite HTC flyer tablet as my toy and looking for to Microsoft surface pro as my new baby when it comes out so don't quote in your backslash I'm on apple side I love all good products.
5. SuperMaoriBro posted on 08 Aug 2012, 17:16 3
I love all good products too, I have a new ipad it is awesome, but I still hate Apple. I love their products, but I hate their business practices.
6. MartyK posted on 08 Aug 2012, 19:39 0
" We can already tell you one site that won’t be on the list: PhoneArena"
I know Alan F ( your Conrad) is on the payroll or he's doing it for free...hahaha
7. tedkord posted on 09 Aug 2012, 03:55 0
Anyone else as surprised as me to find out Meuller is a paid for shill?
