Rotten Reporting on Steve Jobs

Iria · Jan 16, 2009, 06:30 PM

For the past six months Steve Jobs has been looking terribly ill. But only this week did Apple finally acknowledge that Jobs isn't doing well, when the company announced that Jobs would take a leave for six months. Some suggest the company has misled investors; shareholder lawsuits seem likely. But how did the company manage to carry on this charade for so long? The sad fact is they had help from the media.
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Source: Newsweek

WaltC · Jan 17, 2009, 07:39 AM

Delightful article! I don't mean the sections about Jobs' health--which is something so obvious it doesn't deserve comment. I thought the reporting on how juvenile many reporters are about Apple is right on the mark.

mkk · Jan 17, 2009, 12:09 PM

Mmm, seems one has encountered the same story a number of times before just with different companies and different issues. There's always someone around for the companies to ride on if they look hard enough. Or if they're lucky there can at times be a few volounteers.

Jan 16, 2009, 06:30 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 74	Rotten Reporting on Steve Jobs For the past six months Steve Jobs has been looking terribly ill. But only this week did Apple finally acknowledge that Jobs isn't doing well, when the company announced that Jobs would take a leave for six months. Some suggest the company has misled investors; shareholder lawsuits seem likely. But how did the company manage to carry on this charade for so long? The sad fact is they had help from the media. ____________ Source: Newsweek

Jan 17, 2009, 07:39 AM	#2
WaltC DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: May 2003 Location: Deep in Martian soil where it's warm and the air is good Posts: 250 Rep Power: 0	Re: Rotten Reporting on Steve Jobs Delightful article! I don't mean the sections about Jobs' health--which is something so obvious it doesn't deserve comment. I thought the reporting on how juvenile many reporters are about Apple is right on the mark.

Jan 17, 2009, 12:09 PM	#3
mkk cheap philanthropist Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Gefle, Sweden Posts: 3,696 Rep Power: 67 System Specs	Re: Rotten Reporting on Steve Jobs Mmm, seems one has encountered the same story a number of times before just with different companies and different issues. There's always someone around for the companies to ride on if they look hard enough. Or if they're lucky there can at times be a few volounteers. __________________ Playing Dragon Age, might forget everything else.

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