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> Roy Schestowitz stated in post 2692954.M3a2QDmDih@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx on 7/6/11
> 7:52 AM:
>
>>>>>>> In the quotes, above, you very specifically say the media presents a
>>>>>>> bias,
>>>>>>> including the BBC.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> About media, yes. But I don't call individuals that, or very rarely do.
>>>>>
>>>>> Well, presumably you meant the people in the media... right?
>>>>
>>>> The management -- those who garner bribes in the form of advertising, in
>>>> exchange for more coverage to the advertiser's products. The same
>>>> transactions are the lifeblood of so-called 'analysts'. They sell bias.
>>>> Writers are merely hired by those who handle the business model. Name *one*
>>>> Linux blogger in CNET...
>>>
>>> Do you think CNET has an obligation to blog about Linux? And it is not as
>>> though Linux is ignored: <http://www.cnet.com/topic/linux.html>
>>
>> CNET is not obliged to be objective. It's obliged to shareholders (CBS IIRC).
>
> But is there any reason to think they have an anti-Linux bias? That is the
> claim... and I have seen no support for it. This is not to say there are no
> poorly written or biased articles on CNET, I am sure there are, but as an
> overall bias there is no reason to think it exists... not that I have seen,
> anyway.
To ignore something can also constitute a form of bias. Remember that it's worse to
be ignored than belittled sometimes.
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