What do you expect, it's just the Press [LWN.net]

What do you expect, it's just the Press

Posted Oct 13, 2003 12:53 UTC (Mon) by cpm (subscriber, #3554)
In reply to: What do you expect, it's just the NYT by raph
Parent article: Copyright Lawsuit Is Turnabout for SCO (New York Times)

"This article is just more evidence that the corporate media is completely unable to do even a mediocre job covering technology."

I've seldom been in a posistion to have first hand facts about
anything being covered by the "press". Those very few times,
the "press" wasn't even close to on track with the actual facts.

Have you ever known the press to accurately report on anything
that you had first hand facts on? No one I know has, I never
have.

I really wonder what it is exactly, that the press thinks
it does for a living.

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What do you expect, it's just the Press

Posted Oct 15, 2003 11:56 UTC (Wed) by raz (guest, #16034) [Link]

I really wonder what it is exactly, that the press thinks it does for a living.

Lots of people get this wrong.

What the press does for a living is gather audience attention and sell it to advertisers. Contrary to popular belief, the press views readers not as customers, but as product.