feel free to disagree.
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Epinions about Epinions.com was a category originally started by the community. They snuck it in via a tool called "Suggest a Product," and it quickly became one of the most popular topics for the active community members. It was also a great way for us to hear what the community had to say. Epinions could have squashed it, but to its credit, instead gave it it's own recognized space and let it fluorish.
(Though, if you read that particular review, you're getting a VERY skewed perspective. The active members of the Epinions community tend to be the least grounded in an accepted reality.)
Posted by Peter Merholz @ 04/18/2001 11:22 AM pst
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Agreed, the IHT is a terrific paper. Reasons: it gets a majority
of its stories from the NYT and the WPOST, also terrific papers.
Very little of their edit is actually by IHT staff, though the edit
that is theirs, is good. Agreed, objective journalism is getting harder to find, not because there aren't good, objective journalists out there, but because they write for papers, TV programs and magazines that are primarily concerned with ad revenues, not good journalism. Which says a lot about the American public's appetitie for objective reporting of serious or relevant issues.
Posted by Lynn D. @ 04/19/2001 12:26 PM pst
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editing is an art in itself. in the case of IHT, I'd say that is what makes it great: the best stories are selected that show the most complete picure.
Posted by christina @ 04/24/2001 10:46 AM pst
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