Comments on: Comment: Ethics and auto journalism http://banovsky.wordpress.com/2008/05/21/comment-ethics-and-auto-journalism/ Et cetera, cars, and culture Sat, 28 Feb 2009 18:13:37 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: a friend... http://banovsky.wordpress.com/2008/05/21/comment-ethics-and-auto-journalism/#comment-114 a friend... Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:09:28 +0000 http://banovsky.wordpress.com/?p=68#comment-114 Hello. So how do I say this, without revealing who I am. Imagine a world where journalists actually could accept "gifts" and also give their personal opinion. Honestly, I think as long as your are consistent, your readers should be able to gage what your opinions and reactions are. Maybe it is different in the automotive industry, since I really can't imagine what gifts you are getting but as a journalist, you have jumped through enough hoops to get where you are and quite frankly, should be able to accept what you want to accept. Once again, readers, in the industry I work in, can smell spin and influence a mile away. Is that not the case for your audience? or are the stereotypes of "car guys" true? Cheers! Hello. So how do I say this, without revealing who I am. Imagine a world where journalists actually could accept “gifts” and also give their personal opinion.

Honestly, I think as long as your are consistent, your readers should be able to gage what your opinions and reactions are. Maybe it is different in the automotive industry, since I really can’t imagine what gifts you are getting but as a journalist, you have jumped through enough hoops to get where you are and quite frankly, should be able to accept what you want to accept.

Once again, readers, in the industry I work in, can smell spin and influence a mile away. Is that not the case for your audience? or are the stereotypes of “car guys” true?

Cheers!

]]> By: Homonymic http://banovsky.wordpress.com/2008/05/21/comment-ethics-and-auto-journalism/#comment-99 Homonymic Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:31:14 +0000 http://banovsky.wordpress.com/?p=68#comment-99 Somehow i missed the point. Probably lost in translation :) Anyway ... nice blog to visit. cheers, Homonymic! Somehow i missed the point. Probably lost in translation :) Anyway … nice blog to visit.

cheers, Homonymic!

]]> By: banovsky http://banovsky.wordpress.com/2008/05/21/comment-ethics-and-auto-journalism/#comment-96 banovsky Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:11:45 +0000 http://banovsky.wordpress.com/?p=68#comment-96 Oddly enough, I was listening to CBC Radio this week when they had a restaurant critic on the show. (The Current, I think.) Anyhow, he said you wouldn't be a good manager or chef if you didn't know the top critics in town... M! Oddly enough, I was listening to CBC Radio this week when they had a restaurant critic on the show. (The Current, I think.) Anyhow, he said you wouldn’t be a good manager or chef if you didn’t know the top critics in town…

M!

]]> By: Jil http://banovsky.wordpress.com/2008/05/21/comment-ethics-and-auto-journalism/#comment-95 Jil Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:01:05 +0000 http://banovsky.wordpress.com/?p=68#comment-95 I noticed something interesting today. The Toronto Star has hired a new restaurant critic to fill in while the usual one is on maternity leave. They published a photo of George Clooney (who has left his girlfriend for me, in case you didn't know), saying that their restaurant reviewers must be anonymous and cannot have their photographs shown in the paper, lest restaurant staff identify them and give them preferential treatment. So in that case, why does Toronto Life's James Chatto seem to start each restaurant review about how the chef is an old friend, how they sat down beforehand and chatted, and how he's recognized at virtually every establishment in the city? I noticed something interesting today. The Toronto Star has hired a new restaurant critic to fill in while the usual one is on maternity leave. They published a photo of George Clooney (who has left his girlfriend for me, in case you didn’t know), saying that their restaurant reviewers must be anonymous and cannot have their photographs shown in the paper, lest restaurant staff identify them and give them preferential treatment.

So in that case, why does Toronto Life’s James Chatto seem to start each restaurant review about how the chef is an old friend, how they sat down beforehand and chatted, and how he’s recognized at virtually every establishment in the city?

]]> By: Are auto writers as cheap as used car salesmen? — The Garage http://banovsky.wordpress.com/2008/05/21/comment-ethics-and-auto-journalism/#comment-88 Are auto writers as cheap as used car salesmen? — The Garage Wed, 28 May 2008 15:53:42 +0000 http://banovsky.wordpress.com/?p=68#comment-88 [...] another Canuck, Michael Banovsky believes that perks should not be allowed. The question is then: who forces manufacturers to conform? AJAC [...] [...] another Canuck, Michael Banovsky believes that perks should not be allowed. The question is then: who forces manufacturers to conform? AJAC [...]

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