Although Mr. Mossberg says he doesn’t endorse products, he does or at the very least, he infers actual endorsement by suggesting he uses some application or product everyday, he likes them very much, etc.
I do not fault him, but suggesting he doesn’t endorse is a stretch; more accurately he should say he is not paid to endorse products.
Walt Mossberg is the author and creator of the weekly Personal Technology column in The Wall Street Journal, which has appeared every Thursday since 1991. Read more »
Here is a statement of my ethics and coverage policies. It is more than most of you want to know, but, in the age of suspicion of the media, I am laying it all out.
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Although Mr. Mossberg says he doesn’t endorse products, he does or at the very least, he infers actual endorsement by suggesting he uses some application or product everyday, he likes them very much, etc.
I do not fault him, but suggesting he doesn’t endorse is a stretch; more accurately he should say he is not paid to endorse products.
Posted by Joe Allen at September 20th, 2009 at 11:31 am