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more about #conflictsofinterest more comments → Island of Misfit Toys: Keep your hands on the table at all times if you know what's good for you... #jonskeet more » BlinkyMcChuck: The bigger crime in all of this is the introduction of the word "glamping", which sounds like a word for bad sex. more » BlinkyMcChuck: This is the soft paternalism way of doing things of the GOP - "But he said he was going to take care of it!" - the same thinking behind deregulated ma... more » abettertomorrow: Well, what about Paul Krugman, who wrote all kinds of great things about Enron, then took $50k from them to be on a do-nothing board? What about the ... more » Mo MoDo: "Actually, we are giving him a raise because we admire that kind of entrepreneurial spirit here at WSJ. Perhaps we should ask for a finder's fee from ... more » MrInBetween: This ludicrous WSJ quote also applies to the newspaper's view of the big investment banks' looting of the U.S. Treasury: ""Clearly what was done is no... more » Aaron Altman: Hamilton - shouldn't there be a photo of the WSJ with a FAIL instead? more » Urbania: I'm pretty sure there's nothing like cold, hard facts to back up journalism. more » Trulymadlyme: I wonder what our wunderkid Hunter thinks of this? Because I always find the "ethics" of journalism to be a laughable thing. more » GORDONGARTRELLE: "He does not have any glamping clients" is fantastic. more » Gabriel Snyder: What a proud day for the Wall Street Journal. I'm sure everyone in the newsroom is thrilled. more » tailpipebananna: the sad part is that no one will care. Really. Thanks Hamilton for policing this stuff, but people don't care anymore. more » deanornish: I thought it might be helpful to set the record straight: It’s very easy to demonize food companies and anyone who consults with them, but I have be... more » scarletmenace: In that photo Ariana Huffington looks like the Madame Tussaud Ariana Huffington. CReepy. more » Nice Beaver: Ya know what? If Dr. Dean takes money from BigCorp to finance his work urging people with heart problems to do yoga, eat better, meditate and exercis... more » -
#feuds
Jealous Google Lets Employees Flirt with Microsoft, But No Petting
Google takes it all back, baby. The company now acknowledges it was wrong to begrudge programmer Jon Skeet a Microsoft MVP Award, just because it came from The Enemy. He can accept the prize. But no whispering sweet nothings. More » -
#cowards
Wall Street Journal Unbelievably Keeping Mark Penn as Columnist
Yesterday we reported that Microtrend-spouting flack Mark Penn's PR firm was using his Wall Street Journal column to drum up PR business. Penn is ethically compromised. But today, the WSJ tells us they're keeping Penn on as a columnist. Cowards.
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#conflictsofinterest
Huffington Post's New Medical Editor Already Promoting Clients
How will the Huffington Post turn around its much-criticized health coverage? With a doctor who consults for the likes of McDonalds, PepsiCo and Mars Inc., the candy maker. Dr. Dean Ornish is already at work plugging his clients. More » -
#conspiracytheories
How Barack Obama Got Ben Stein Fired from the Times
Do you buy the cover story about the New York Times firing heroic famous person Ben Stein over a "conflict of interest?" You are so naive. This was a preemptive hit, to protect Barack Obama, our dictator. More » -
#conflictsofinterest
Pitchman Ben Stein Gets Economist Ben Stein Fired at the New York Times
Ben Stein's TV ads for a scuzzy "free" credit product have finally caught up to him: The New York Times has fired Stein as a Sunday business columnist for violating ethics guidelines. More » -
#conflictsofinterest
Google CEO Leaves Apple Board, Finally
Apple has announced Eric Schmidt is leaving the Cupertino company's board of directors by "mutual" agreement. Apple CEO Steve Jobs cites increasing competition between the two companies; by that standard this should have happened a year and a half ago. More » -
#googleplex
Google Moves in with Founder's Wife's Company
Google's complicated relationship with its founder's wife just got more tangled. Anne Wojcicki's genetic-testing startup, 23andMe, not only took a second round of funding from the company — it's now cohabitating with the search giant. More » -
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#conflictsofinterest
AOL's Shameless CEO Bailout
Tim Armstrong, AOL CEO, just bought a company from... Tim Armstrong, investor. The official line is that the deal is on the up and up, since the consummate salesman won't be taking any profits off his stake. Rich. More » -
#conflictsofinterest
Silicon Alley's Bitter Awards Scramble
For a startup founder itching to cash out, the recession can be tough: The economy fades hopes for an acquisition or plum funding round. Perhaps this explains some of the testiness around this year's awards from Silicon Alley Insider. More » -
#updates
How To Avoid a Conflict of Interest at Your Wife's Book Party
Last night, New York Times LA bureau chief Jennifer Steinhauer had a party for her new book at the home of Sony Pictures CEO Michael Lynton. The additional drama: Her husband Edward Wyatt covers television for the Times! So what happened? More » -
#losersofmoney
Thomas Friedman Is $75,000 Poorer
Is mustachioed hybrid-hawker Thomas Friedman licking dog food remnants from discarded cans yet? Sadly no, but he must be getting close! First his rich wife's family business went bankrupt. Now he's lost $75K. Just yesterday! More » -
#flackery
Fox News' Mercenary Campaign Against Military High Command
Fox News Channel likes to pound the drums for patriotism and the armed forces. Odd, then, that it keeps letting its military analyst rail against the Pentagon for curtailing money to his clients. More » -
#books
Times Suppressed News of William F. Buckley's Suicide Impulse
Christopher Buckley's family tell-all has already made him some enemies. Will people look more kindly on the writer's crusade to break the news of his father's suicide urge? More » -
#conflictsofinterest
Fox's Pirate-Killing Jet Swindle
Fox News analyst Thomas McInerney bizarrely twisted today's pirate attack to cheerlead for a pricey fighter the Obama administration plans to cancel. Is that because he's been paid by a contractor on the plane? More » -
#journalismism
Pirated Wolverine Review Puts Fox Newser's Job on the Line
(UPDATED) Despite reports he was fired for reviewing a pirated copy of Wolverine, Fox News columnist Roger Friedman will have a chance to argue for his job, a Fox News source said.
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#media
Dan Abrams Wants to Buy a Few Good Bloggers
Former MSNBC host Dan Abrams, not content with running his shady new conflict-of-interest-laden PR firm for working journalists, now wants to start up his very own "'Drudge meets The Huffington Post' site." Oh good. More » -
#conflictsofinterest
Merkin Family Rules
Last Saturday, the NYT ran a breezy op-ed by Daphne Merkin, blaming widespread willful delusion for the Bernie Madoff debacle. No wonder. Her brother is the scam's biggest sucker. More » -
#facebook
Even Facebook Employees Hate the Redesign
The feedback on Facebook's new look, which emphasizes a stream of Twitter-like status updates, is almost universally, howlingly negative. Why isn't CEO Mark Zuckerberg listening to users? Because he doesn't have to, he's told employees.
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