From: gooddogcomics_at_mac.com
Date: Tue Oct 21 2003 - 03:25:51 PDT
Has nobody noticed NPR is taking advertising from Microsoft? In a
report a few months ago, they had a piece on the PC industry that was
really an Advertorial for Microsoft, with no mention of Apple, nothing,
when they talked about the computer industry or it's history. Gates was
quoted saying some very funny stuff only Mac people would enjoy since
they tend to know history a bit better. Just before this report, maybe
a few reports ahead of it, was mention of the sponsorship. Since then
I've noticed a bias. Is it any wonder they'd be feeding a fearful
iTunes story to their gullible audience, who worships them virtually
without question as detached, yet hip and caring, reporters? Since
"most people" use Windows, who'd ever notice?
Anyone else pick up on this?
Mark
On Sunday, October 19, 2003, at 01:38 PM, Eric L. Strobel wrote:
> somewhere near the temporal coordinates of 10/19/03 9:00 AM, the entity
> known as Mark Benson transmitted the following from markbenson_at_mac.com:
>
>>> NPR's "Market Place" radio program did a short piece on the day that
>>> the
>>> iTunes app went Windows. They referred to the the music store as
>>> being
>>> a
>>> loss leader and questioned whether Apple could get much of the Wintel
>>> market.
>>>
>>> Then the broadcaster made a reference to the fanatical devotion of
>>> mac
>>> users to their machines and platform but had to confess that he
>>> himself
>>> loved his iMac!
>>
>> So nice to see blatant hypocrisy is still alive and well in radio
>> journalism ;)
>
> NPR - Nonsensical Propaganda Ravings
>
> - Eric.
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