http://www.netcrucible.com/blog/2006/12/01/brier-still-doesnt/ The software industry from a rational perspective Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:50:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 http://www.netcrucible.com/blog/2006/12/01/brier-still-doesnt/#comment-5670 allenjs Tue, 05 Dec 2006 04:24:32 +0000 http://www.netcrucible.com/blog/2006/12/01/brier-still-doesnt/#comment-5670 Another part of the case in Britain is the financial motivation of the tabloids there. Sort of like the Jayson Blair case and others I recall here. This is one thing that bothers me about the decline of local papers here in the U.S. Less money in local papers means more "citizen journalism", which could have some real conflicts of interest. At least we were familiar with the old conflicts of interest. Another part of the case in Britain is the financial motivation of the tabloids there. Sort of like the Jayson Blair case and others I recall here. This is one thing that bothers me about the decline of local papers here in the U.S. Less money in local papers means more “citizen journalism”, which could have some real conflicts of interest. At least we were familiar with the old conflicts of interest.

]]> http://www.netcrucible.com/blog/2006/12/01/brier-still-doesnt/#comment-5669 allenjs Tue, 05 Dec 2006 04:17:48 +0000 http://www.netcrucible.com/blog/2006/12/01/brier-still-doesnt/#comment-5669 Wow, that's crazy -- the guy in Britain apparently ran a crisis-management consultancy? It's like police who go bad, I suppose. Wow, that’s crazy — the guy in Britain apparently ran a crisis-management consultancy? It’s like police who go bad, I suppose.

]]> http://www.netcrucible.com/blog/2006/12/01/brier-still-doesnt/#comment-5645 Brier Mon, 04 Dec 2006 23:36:16 +0000 http://www.netcrucible.com/blog/2006/12/01/brier-still-doesnt/#comment-5645 You're right, the outcome was unbelievable. Have you been following the Clive Goodman case? He's a British reporter busted for tapping royal phone lines, not exactly pretexting but in the same bucket: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,1959754,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=1 You’re right, the outcome was unbelievable. Have you been following the Clive Goodman case? He’s a British reporter busted for tapping royal phone lines, not exactly pretexting but in the same bucket: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,1959754,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=1

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