{"id":6888,"date":"2010-08-16T00:00:02","date_gmt":"2010-08-16T07:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.technightowl.com\/?p=6888"},"modified":"2010-08-15T17:02:09","modified_gmt":"2010-08-16T00:02:09","slug":"newsletter-issue-559-will-they-ever-start-asking-the-tough-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.technightowl.live\/blog\/2010\/08\/newsletter-issue-559-will-they-ever-start-asking-the-tough-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter Issue #559: Will They Ever Start Asking the Tough Questions?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have long been a critic of elements of the mainstream media who repeatedly fall down on the job when it comes to tech companies, particularly Apple. Some of the assumptions so-called expert commentators make would seem downright funny, if it wasn&#8217;t so tragic. I mean, how are the interests of a public who wants to be informed being served?<\/p>\n<p>Yes, I do understand the problems they confront, having worked in the mainstream media, as a broadcast journalist, for a number of years. And, now, as the host of two radio talk shows, I have to toe the line between letting someone just talk and asking serious, sometimes critical questions. There&#8217;s a fine distinction between being responsible and just plain becoming insulting. Some hosts of mainstream interview shows fail to see the distinction.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, I have to wonder why far too many members of the press just let things slide when it comes to some of Apple&#8217;s critics, even though they are quick to lambast the company for real or imagined ills. If I had a penchant to believe conspiracy theories, I might even suggest some of Apple&#8217;s competitors are deliberately feeding some of these stories strictly for their own benefit.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Wait! 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