When Editorial Integrity is Thrown Out the Window: The Perfect Example

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22 Mar 2008

Freeloader

I said I would never post anything about Brian Gorrell (or the people involved who I don’t even know personally), but now I realize that not only is he fighting to get his money back, he is also causing media outfits to keep a watchful eye on the shady practice of getting something in return for some good PR. It’s okay if the other party gives freely as part of a collective push to boost awareness for whatever they’re promoting — but if the journalist involved BLATANTLY asks for something? Ugh. It’s just THE perfect example of what I was talking about in a previous post. To have it on paper, is just priceless :D

Click on the image above to read the article. Does anyone remember the movie ED TV with Matthew McConaughey? In the last part he ran a contest to expose his producers so the latter would pull the plug on the show. This whole drama feels just like that. This ain’t the movies though.

Like the man said, give him his $70,000 back.

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