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In Reply to: RE: Worse, IMO, the existing advertisers are now "tainted." posted by Dave Pogue on July 23, 2014 at 05:55:06
Why not read the e-zine after the policy change, digest the actual *content* of reviews and see if you discern any difference the pay-for-review policy has wrought?
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Up to now it's been easy, assuming that one believes no money has changed hands as a direct requirement of getting the review "in print." From now on, who knows?
When everyone pays to play, the assumption (rightly or wrongly) will be that the review has been bought and paid for, with all that this implies. The review becomes a paid ad.
I'll wait and see, assuming his new policy allows the continued existence of the site. What if you noticed no difference in the content of reviews? What if the same % of reviews was far from a rave, the same % downright negative, the same % a buy rec? So far Srajan seems honest and forthright.
Anyway, I mainly read hifi publications to be aware of new products, and 6 Moons reviews products ignored by S'phile -- and their pics beat hell outta most other mags.
I'll just let you have the last word.
nt
Exactly right. The review HAS been bought and paid for, no reason to make an assumption. The publisher is telling readers up front -- every review we publish will be contingent on the company whose product is under review committing to pay the publication up front.
Jason Chervokas
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