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RE: One of the problems with ezines...

>So it's not my world view - it's THE world we live in. Money talks.

But that doesn't mean everyone has to listen. I can only assume you are
inadvertently revealing your own worldview. Kind of a dumb thing for a
would-be reviewer to do, IMO.

>Obviously long term survival is more important than immediate profit - but l
>long term survival is still about money since it's money for longer. Japanese
>business model worked better because they looked at 40 years down the
>road not just the next quarter.

You appear to be saying that if being ethical results in a magazine having
better long-term prospects is still an example of money talking. With respect,
you are stretching too far to defend your position. The only people who
would escape your generalization would be St. Francis and Mother Teresa.

>Again I am not saying or implying - if I did I apologize - that you were doing
>anything wrong or that Stereophile was only interested in the dollar - my
>point was merely that simply by virtue of having more than one guy at the
>helm is not automatic proof that it has walls to ensure honesty and ethics.

No, but it is a better guarantor of ethical behavior than when the same
person both writes and/or edits the content and also sells the advertising.

John Atkinson
Technical Editor, Stereophile


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