Again, speaking only for myself.I was watching American Idol (go, Melinda Doolittle!!!!!) and I see that Road & Track has put on the fishnet stockings formerly worn by Car $ Driver, and are shilling Ford's cheap new car, fronting "survey results" that indicate that the presumably knowledgeable subscribers whose post-test-drive preferences were registered preferred the Ford car to allegedly competing offerings from Honda and Toyota.
Without question, both magazines are being pimped to lend a veneer of expertise and objectivity to the proceedings.
Except, if you listen to the fine print, the Ford car was an optional all-wheel-drive, while the Honda and Toyota were front-wheel-drives. Oops, apples and oranges. And the voting was based (as far as I can tell) mostly on handling. Well, duuh. Almost anyone's AWD car is going to handle better on an autocross-type course than 2WD cars. Duuh.
But the people who are waiting to get back to AI just get the impression that the Ford is "better." Despite the facts that reliability and resale value don't enter into it, and we are not given the actual survey results.
I was a subscriber to R&T for many years from about 1970. I am very disappointed. C $ D I never thought much of.
Two statements I want to make:
(1) I don't know whether Primedia owns one or both. I don't care. Whoring is whoring, and if my opinion earns me a pink slip tomorrow, life goes on.
(2) Is there anyone out there who for a moment can imagine John Atkinson allowing his magazine to be used in an advertising campaign comparing main speakers with subwoofer from the advertiser, with main speakers alone, no subwoofer, from others? I can't. I feel confident that he would quit first.
So, everybody, let's keep all this in context.
When JA exits to tend Merino sheep or learn sea chanteys on the concertina, everybody is going to be talking about the good old days.
Immer essen,
JM
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Topic - If you really want to see magazines whoring themselves out - John Marks 18:52:35 02/28/07 (38)
- God made me a male because - nightdoggy 13:43:33 03/02/07 (0)
- auto mags have always been chearleaders - jdouglas51 13:14:56 03/02/07 (0)
- Where can I sign up to be a whore?.... - cjfrbw 11:06:41 03/02/07 (0)
- Probably more common than not. - markrohr 11:31:41 03/01/07 (0)
- Whoring principles. - soulfood 09:22:15 03/01/07 (1)
- Re: Whoring principles. - TomLarson 11:19:04 03/01/07 (0)
- Re: If you really want to see magazines whoring themselves out - Bruce from DC 06:06:28 03/01/07 (1)
- lots of junkets by mag writers to nice mfg locations abroad nt. - TomLarson 11:20:12 03/01/07 (0)
- Re: If you really want to see magazines whoring themselves out - John Atkinson 03:44:50 03/01/07 (2)
- Well, he didn't mention your wearing fishnet stock... uh oh, my bad! (nt) - DeeCee 09:04:08 03/01/07 (0)
- Hey John! Could I please have my... - David W. Robinson 08:42:36 03/01/07 (0)
- Re: If you really want to see magazines whoring themselves out - andy19191 01:37:16 03/01/07 (21)
- Re: If you really want to see magazines whoring themselves out - John Atkinson 09:05:32 03/01/07 (2)
- Paranoia strikes deep - bjh 14:18:52 03/01/07 (0)
- Re: If you really want to see magazines whoring themselves out - andy19191 12:03:59 03/01/07 (0)
- Almost correct - Charles Hansen 07:14:56 03/01/07 (17)
- Re: Almost correct - TomLarson 11:26:41 03/01/07 (0)
- True, but you omitted two important words: - clarkjohnsen 10:22:22 03/01/07 (2)
- Re: True, but you omitted two important words: - Charles Hansen 19:43:23 03/01/07 (1)
- good points, Charles - Bruce from DC 07:56:20 03/02/07 (1)
- Re: Almost correct - andy19191 10:18:02 03/01/07 (12)
- Big deefferance'... - mkuller 13:17:29 03/01/07 (11)
- Re: Big deefferance'... - andy19191 13:59:28 03/01/07 (10)
- Perhaps you ought to re-read your own last paragraph. - robert young 15:15:17 03/01/07 (5)
- Re: Perhaps you ought to re-read your own last paragraph. - andy19191 03:34:43 03/02/07 (1)
- You continue to obfuscate... - robert young 12:16:55 03/04/07 (0)
- Re: Perhaps you ought to re-read your own last paragraph. - bjh 17:46:26 03/01/07 (2)
- You mean Pat-D-Cake? -t - Bruce Kendall 19:06:11 03/01/07 (1)
- :) nt - bjh 19:09:58 03/01/07 (1)
- So which DID you prefer? - mkuller 15:13:31 03/01/07 (2)
- Re: So which DID you prefer? - andy19191 00:35:57 03/02/07 (1)
- Not much in a long, long time... - mkuller 10:07:11 03/02/07 (0)
- Re: Big deefferance'... - bjh 14:29:57 03/01/07 (0)
- Re: If you really want to see magazines whoring themselves out - TomLarson 18:57:24 02/28/07 (4)
- You mean besides The Audio Critic? [nt] - Charles Hansen 19:51:39 02/28/07 (3)
- Sure, something besides that. nt - TomLarson 11:17:16 03/01/07 (2)
- And besides the magazine that condones... - Charles Hansen 19:45:32 03/01/07 (1)
- Re: And besides the magazine that condones... - TomLarson 21:07:30 03/01/07 (1)