I'm sorry... I didn't post a conspiracy theory, but linked a series of widely-covered reports on Pogue's ethics issues—which are in fact a big deal, since he's a journalist.
He worked at the Times for more than a decade, during an era when journalists with much smaller names than his own (think Jayson Blair) damaged the rep of the paper. The public editor called him out for it, even:
Also, he works in a space where his industry colleagues constantly face conflict of interest issues. It's not a "conspiracy theory" if it's common knowledge.
If you think that's "the worst in HN," then this comment is no better.
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I'm sorry... I didn't post a conspiracy theory, but linked a series of widely-covered reports on Pogue's ethics issues—which are in fact a big deal, since he's a journalist.
He worked at the Times for more than a decade, during an era when journalists with much smaller names than his own (think Jayson Blair) damaged the rep of the paper. The public editor called him out for it, even:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/06/opinion/06pubed.html?_r=0
Also, he works in a space where his industry colleagues constantly face conflict of interest issues. It's not a "conspiracy theory" if it's common knowledge.
If you think that's "the worst in HN," then this comment is no better.