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In Reply to: RE: One of the problems with ezines... posted by John Atkinson on February 25, 2012 at 13:27:23:
But John - Is the reviewer also not a firewall? An Editor corrects spelling and grammar and ensures factual content. And puts the page together in a somewhat attractive way.
But I as the review know what I wrote because I have the original copy. If that's not what it looks like when it gets printed to the website then I am the check or balance on the editor as well, no?
And if a reviewer can be in cahoots with an editor then why can't the advertising exec be in cahoots with the editor too?
I suppose it depends on what job the editor is doing. If the editor is choosing the gear that is reviewed and ALSO is in charge of the advertising then I fully agree with you - they should be separate bodies because the editor could simply choose to review manufacturers that are sending money.
But the editor in my case does not choose the gear I review - I do. The editor does not tell us what to review or from whom. I think that is the difference between a print magazine - you have to choose what goes into an issue - a magazine has a limited space in an issue and a limited number of issues in a year (and the issues have to be somewhat consistent). So you have to make a call as to what will fit. Maybe you have to make other calls such as - we need to have a truntable reviewed because it's been a while or we need to do more CD players, or less speakers etc.
A Website (E-zine) can have 50 reviews in a week or 3 in two months. So there is no decision needed as to having to "make a call" on which products will be reviewed because space is practically limitless. And consistency is less important since it's free to view - people are not expecting to get a review by the 12th of each month on classical recordings, or speakers.
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