Tech Review, Anyone?
Talkback And journalism is supposed to be fairly impartial, even in this day and age. Yes, most folks at this point know Apple has wanted to translate the stranglehold they have over their own (fairly-limited) market since the beginning, despite Jobs...
[June 15, 2007, 12:35]
SCO Keeps Disputed Code Secret
Talkback More proof of lazy journalism, when the writer bases his conclussions on a company's PR materials. If Mr. Colley wanted to do a bit more digging, he could head over to Groklaw.net, which has become the definitive website for examining the truth...
[December 16, 2003, 14:49]
802.11-ngratitude
Blog to its friends in journalism, no doubt to seed the standard and get us all talking about it. Post Mobile World Congress, the company's PR sent out a whole bunch of Netgear RangeMax NEXT Wireless-N Routers -- bgWiFinDRAFTCERTIFIED!
[February 27, 2008, 12:52]
Diary Of A Mild CEO
News But the timing and the benign content of the diaries bring up questions about whether Slate -- which has been held up as a model for thoughtful, magazine-style Web journalism - is playing into the hands of Microsoft's PR machine.
[March 6, 1998, 10:02]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog And they say technology journalism is dull. One Brit from Dell's PR department demonstrated an admirable thirst and hunger for conviviality so much so that when he finally decided to call it a night and leave the bar for some refreshing, reviving...
[June 9, 2006, 18:40]
Epson Celebrates 40th…no 66th…no 33rd Birthday
Blog Ah the fine line between journalism and pedantry ;-) th April 2008 - Epson, the inventor of the first ever electronic micro-printer in 1968 has today launched a pan European competition to celebrate its 40th birthday.
[April 8, 2008, 12:41]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog Was it good journalism to concatenate details of a private individual's life and print them - wouldn't it have been better for the journalist to do the same to herself? On the first point, and having given the matter some thought, I think it was...
[August 12, 2005, 18:40]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog There's a basic law of consumer journalism: the nastier you are about a company in public, the nicer it tries to be to 'put you right'. The PR goes into his spiel, while I stare at Arnie. Ah," said the PR, "not really.but this is really so good, it...
[October 3, 2003, 13:45]
A Worm Belies Apple's Perfection
Talkback As good journalism demands, we called Apple for a statement. As good journalism demands" is particularly laughable in the context of this article and the one you link to wrt to "Opener". Apple is partially right to infer that this is not a problem...
[November 5, 2004, 14:49]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog There is always a good deal of give and take behind the scenes in journalism. I'll get back to you," said the PR. If you do find it, I'd be keen to see it," said the PR. A hurt email from yours truly promptly buzzed over the wires to the PR...
[October 15, 2004, 19:15]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog It's difficult in IT journalism, which is overwhelmingly about the business rather than the technology of information, to walk that line: most of the stuff written about is a direct result of companies trying to sell something, and the PR game is...
[November 14, 2003, 15:15]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog Contrarianism can make vivid journalism. My advice to anyone similarly blessed is to stick tight: the man has a psychic ability to find the oldest and most unfeasibly expensive brandy within twenty miles, and thence to locate the only PR within...
[July 22, 2005, 18:45]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog He enjoys himself, and even gives a little speech about the future of tech journalism Our forceful, thrusting News Editor, Michael Parsons, thrustingly forces his way to a PR conference where clients, PR types and journos get together to quest for...
[June 18, 2004, 18:45]
2005: Apple's 1984?
Leader Apple's actions this week in launching a lawsuit against amateur tech journalism site ThinkSecret.com is a PR mistake, especially from a company that has been so careful to avoid the Big Brother image it prefers to ascribe to Microsoft and IBM.
[January 18, 2005, 12:50]
Guy Kewney's Weekend Diary, From Chicago, Las Vegas
News Tabloid journalism? So today, I bump into Karen, the PR chief inside USR. We - Rupert is with me - didn't have much luck in Chicago. The invite came from US Robotics. Now, as all the world knows, they sell the truly wonderful pocket computer, Pilot...
[November 23, 1996, 7:00]
Intel PR Takes It On The Chin
Blog I would have to commit journalism. The picture of the man on his Intel PR website was of a smooth man, whereas I had beholden an hairy man. Use the one from the PR website", said an Intel representative.
[February 27, 2007, 20:44]
A Worm Belies Apple's Perfection
Leader As good journalism demands, we called Apple for a statement. Apple really couldn't be bothered - a week after the story broke, it roused itself from contemplation of its own gorgeousness (or whatever it is that Apple's PR does all day) to say...
[November 5, 2004, 10:58]
Garret Keogh's Weekend Diary
News Online journalism is where I think I'll be earning most of my money over the next few years. Have some munchies and wine with Selby, Netscape's PR. Here to cover for Martin Veitch as he's lording it up at Comdex.
[November 23, 1996, 7:00]
Rupert Goodwins' Weekend Diary
Blog Rule One of journalism is never upset the people providing the drinks, so I washed down my bile with a swig of beer and sorted him out gracefully -- beware, if you try the same trick on a computer hack at a party when you don't have a major...
[September 7, 1996, 10:00]
Rupert Goodwins' Weekend Diary
News Rule One of journalism is never upset the people providing the drinks, so I washed down my bile with a swig of beer and sorted him out gracefully -- beware, if you try the same trick on a computer hack at a party when you don't have a major...
[September 7, 1996, 9:00]
