Tuesday, November 29, 2005
The Real Cost of a Free Meal
By Scott Martelle
Los Angeles Times
Published: 11/02/05
Excerpt:
"The people who suffer are the readers," said Kelly McBride,
a journalism ethics expert at the Poynter Institute. "You assume when
somebody is speaking in glowing terms about a restaurant that it is
because they did a true, fair and accurate review. But if the
restaurant knew they were coming ahead of time and they didn't have to
pay for the meal, you can't be sure the reviewers' loyalties truly lie
with the reader."
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