[Leaplist] Linux and the Media mercenary bias

[patrick]

Linux On Your Mind

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| It's always informative to look at our most heavily trafficked stories
| to see what topics you're most interested in. No, it's not a
| scientific survey, but it certainly provides pretty powerful
| anecdotal evidence of what technologists are currently buzzing about.
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http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2007/05/linux_on_your_m.html%3bjsessionid=LUOMNY3ND0XJ4QSNDLQSKIKCJUNN2JVN

Other publishers reported the same findings. People are interested in Linux
stories, but media remains loyal to advertisers. See the links below. It
would be nice if the 'mainstream' media delivered to people what they
actually wanted and needed.


Related:

PC World Editor Resigns When Ordered Not to Criticize Advertisers

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| Apparently he also told the staff that product reviews had to be
| nicer to vendors who advertise in the magazine. The sad thing is
| that given the economics of publishing in this day and age, I
| doubt anything even comes of this even tho it essentially
| confirms that PC World reviews should be thought of as no
| more than press releases. I know that's how I will consider
| links from them in the future. But congratulations to anyone
| willing to stick to their guns on such matters.
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http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/03/1810239&from=rss