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The EXAMINER is an organization filled with political operatives, not anybody interested in telling any form of truth. They're about as bad as Fox news at choos

by cjoh 17y ago

The EXAMINER is an organization filled with political operatives, not anybody interested in telling any form of truth. They're about as bad as Fox news at choosing between facts and agenda.

tome 17y ago
Interesting from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Examiner.com http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Examiner.com Examiners are paid based on page views, or the "Gawker-model," made famous by the blog Gawker.com. The more page views an Examiner generates, the more they are reportedly paid.[citation needed]
- thaumaturgy 17y ago
  Huh, odd that Wikipedia had a "citation needed" note on there. This indeed is exactly their business model; we found the same while scouting the news publishing market.
  - imd 17y ago
    It doesn't seem odd to me; just because you find something to be true doesn't mean it doesn't need a citation.
    - thaumaturgy 17y ago
      Oh, sorry! I agree, but that wasn't what I meant. What I meant was, we found the information on their site, and I was surprised that WP hadn't gotten around to it. The relevant link is: http://www.examiner.com/assets/examinerfaq.html http://www.examiner.com/assets/examinerfaq.html (under, "Will I be compensated?") I attempted to update the Wikipedia page, but found that the examiner.com domain is blacklisted in WP -- page edits don't allow links to anything in examiner.com. So! Mystery solved, and it'll stay uncited because I'm not about to set aside a bunch of paid projects to take on the bureaucracy that is Wikipedia.
- by 17y ago
  Examiner.com seems to be owned by Clarity Digital Group who are in turn owned by the Anschutz Company. The primary business of the Anschutz Company appears to be "Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations". http://dnb.powerprofiles.com/profile/874831126/ANSCHUTZ+COMPANY-DENVER-CO http://dnb.powerprofiles.com/profile/874831126/ANSCHUTZ+COMP... http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=932266 http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/sn... http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/The-Anschutz-Corporation-Company-History.html http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/The-Anschut...

by cjoh 17y ago

The EXAMINER is an organization filled with political operatives, not anybody interested in telling any form of truth. They're about as bad as Fox news at choosing between facts and agenda.

tome 17y ago

Interesting from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Examiner.com http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Examiner.com Examiners are paid based on page views, or the "Gawker-model," made famous by the blog Gawker.com. The more page views an Examiner generates, the more they are reportedly paid.[citation needed]

thaumaturgy 17y ago
Huh, odd that Wikipedia had a "citation needed" note on there. This indeed is exactly their business model; we found the same while scouting the news publishing market.
- imd 17y ago
  It doesn't seem odd to me; just because you find something to be true doesn't mean it doesn't need a citation.
  - thaumaturgy 17y ago
    Oh, sorry! I agree, but that wasn't what I meant. What I meant was, we found the information on their site, and I was surprised that WP hadn't gotten around to it. The relevant link is: http://www.examiner.com/assets/examinerfaq.html http://www.examiner.com/assets/examinerfaq.html (under, "Will I be compensated?") I attempted to update the Wikipedia page, but found that the examiner.com domain is blacklisted in WP -- page edits don't allow links to anything in examiner.com. So! Mystery solved, and it'll stay uncited because I'm not about to set aside a bunch of paid projects to take on the bureaucracy that is Wikipedia.
by 17y ago
Examiner.com seems to be owned by Clarity Digital Group who are in turn owned by the Anschutz Company. The primary business of the Anschutz Company appears to be "Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations". http://dnb.powerprofiles.com/profile/874831126/ANSCHUTZ+COMPANY-DENVER-CO http://dnb.powerprofiles.com/profile/874831126/ANSCHUTZ+COMP... http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=932266 http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/sn... http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/The-Anschutz-Corporation-Company-History.html http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/The-Anschut...