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It's embarrassing that this doesn't include a massive, bold-faced disclaimer above the headline. Bloomberg is in the midst of a credibility-destroying fight wi

It's embarrassing that this doesn't include a massive, bold-faced disclaimer above the headline. Bloomberg is in the midst of a credibility-destroying fight with Apple over a sensational story that no other journalists can corroborate. Bloomberg has dug in, staking their reputation on Apple being wrong. Seemingly in response Bloomberg... publishes a hand-wavy piece of cultural criticism about the meaning of Apple doing iterative design?

carlosrg 8y ago
What is embarrassing is believing there's now a conspiracy against Apple because Bloomberg got a scoop and decided to follow through. Don't worry, Apple can survive some criticism.
- MaysonL 8y ago
  Scoops are usually considered first reports of true stories.
- ForrestN 8y ago
  Who said anything about a conspiracy? It's a basic premise of journalism—if your outlet is embroiled in a war with a certain subject, you need to disclose that so your readers can properly contextualize your recycled lightweight column. I don't think there's a conspiracy. I don't know whether Bloomberg or Apple are right. I didn't comment on that. But I do think this article and the lack of a disclosure is a horrible look for Bloomberg.
- albedoa 8y ago
  Your interpretation of the comment you are replying to is far from generous and from what our standard should be.
  - hammock 8y ago
    Thanks albedoa for always being there to point out how others misinterpret what different people are really saying.
    - albedoa 8y ago
      Nobody knows who you are.
asadkn 8y ago
That's definitely a shame. It's filed under "Bloomberg Opinion" though (with a disclaimer at end about it being opinion of the article author). P.S. it's even worse that the hypocrite fans don't callout when the paid-for praise happens without disclaimer. And that happens way more often.
- ForrestN 8y ago
  I'm generally against the "opinion/news" distinction anyway, but the same disclosures should apply in the opinion section. For example, if a newspaper published an opinion piece arguing against a new health care law, shouldn't readers know that the writer is the head of an insurance company that would lose billions if the law were past? I agree with you—if a company advertises with a given outlet and journalists write stories about that company, positive or negative, I'd like to know about it. Unlike in this case, there is the supposed "separation of church and state" that protects newsrooms from the advertising side of these businesses. But I'm skeptical that works perfectly in practice. But this is something else entirely. There's no firewall between Bloomberg's editors and... Bloomberg's editors.

carlosrg 8y ago

What is embarrassing is believing there's now a conspiracy against Apple because Bloomberg got a scoop and decided to follow through. Don't worry, Apple can survive some criticism.

MaysonL 8y ago
Scoops are usually considered first reports of true stories.
ForrestN 8y ago
Who said anything about a conspiracy? It's a basic premise of journalism—if your outlet is embroiled in a war with a certain subject, you need to disclose that so your readers can properly contextualize your recycled lightweight column. I don't think there's a conspiracy. I don't know whether Bloomberg or Apple are right. I didn't comment on that. But I do think this article and the lack of a disclosure is a horrible look for Bloomberg.
albedoa 8y ago
Your interpretation of the comment you are replying to is far from generous and from what our standard should be.
- hammock 8y ago
  Thanks albedoa for always being there to point out how others misinterpret what different people are really saying.
  - albedoa 8y ago
    Nobody knows who you are.

asadkn 8y ago

That's definitely a shame. It's filed under "Bloomberg Opinion" though (with a disclaimer at end about it being opinion of the article author). P.S. it's even worse that the hypocrite fans don't callout when the paid-for praise happens without disclaimer. And that happens way more often.

ForrestN 8y ago
I'm generally against the "opinion/news" distinction anyway, but the same disclosures should apply in the opinion section. For example, if a newspaper published an opinion piece arguing against a new health care law, shouldn't readers know that the writer is the head of an insurance company that would lose billions if the law were past? I agree with you—if a company advertises with a given outlet and journalists write stories about that company, positive or negative, I'd like to know about it. Unlike in this case, there is the supposed "separation of church and state" that protects newsrooms from the advertising side of these businesses. But I'm skeptical that works perfectly in practice. But this is something else entirely. There's no firewall between Bloomberg's editors and... Bloomberg's editors.