I am not commenting on this one way or another, just thought it was interesting:
'Yes, we relish informing our readers about "dirty little secrets" in the audio biz. You'll see them throughout our reviews.
This one is not really a secret, it's very well known in the industry, but it's pretty dirty.
Anytime you hear an editor tell you that advertising does not influence their reviews, they are ...let's say...being disingenuous. Period.
That's not just in audio publications, but most for profit publications.
Almost all people at the top of major publications and many reviewers, audio or not,rely on income from them to put food on their table.
It's their job - their career. For me, it is not.'
'A lie is halfway around the world before the truth gets its boots on'. -Mark Twain
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Topic - Interesting comment from stereomojo on advertising - mbnx01 17:22:09 05/03/16 (20)
- RE: Interesting comment from stereomojo on advertising - Meshuggah Ray Rubenstein 11:34:59 06/18/16 (2)
- RE: Interesting comment from stereomojo on advertising - horn kid 17:58:55 08/08/16 (1)
- RE: Interesting comment from stereomojo on advertising - horn kid 10:29:30 09/30/16 (0)
- Freedom of speech - Awe-d-o-file 12:01:16 05/06/16 (2)
- We aren't paid here either...(nt) - mkuller 15:40:36 05/10/16 (0)
- RE: Freedom of speech - John Atkinson 08:08:59 05/10/16 (0)
- I would say that's a sneaky self-promotional piece masquerading as a show report ... - bjh 18:32:12 05/04/16 (1)
- RE: I would say that's a sneaky self-promotional piece masquerading as a show report ... - Awe-d-o-file 12:10:17 05/06/16 (0)
- RE: Interesting comment from stereomojo on advertising - John Atkinson 08:06:05 05/04/16 (1)
- RE: Interesting comment from stereomojo on advertising - JTimothyA 22:19:54 05/17/16 (0)
- "many reviewers ... rely on income from them to put food on their table" - Rob Doorack 06:42:30 05/04/16 (5)
- Reviewers and money - muser 12:44:50 05/04/16 (4)
- RE: Reviewers and money - Rob Doorack 05:23:11 05/05/16 (2)
- RE: Reviewers and money - johns dad 10:18:17 05/10/16 (1)
- RE: Reviewers and money - Rob Doorack 06:14:38 05/13/16 (0)
- RE: Reviewers and money - Bill the K 17:59:23 05/04/16 (0)
- RE: Interesting comment from stereomojo on advertising - ahendler 06:00:30 05/04/16 (0)
- RE: Interesting comment from stereomojo on advertising - mkuller 20:48:42 05/03/16 (0)
- Voltaire was an audio reviewer? - Ivan303 18:50:46 05/03/16 (1)
- RE: Voltaire was an audio reviewer? - mbnx01 19:07:28 05/03/16 (0)