Chris Goodrich

""I know many speak highly of MG Siegler, and I don’t doubt that he brings in pageviews, but he has also lost the most important part of what being a journalist is supposed to be about: objectivity. His post in itself, if I ran AOL, would be an offense that would see him terminated from his position. He may not have ever bitten Arrington’s hand, but AOL cuts the checks now, and the quicker he learns, the longer he’ll keep his position." I think this statement contradicts your primary point and is the root of the problems in traditional journalism. Instead of writing the truth about how they feel and having an independent voice, writers are at the helm of the many editorial stakeholders and competing political influences. You point out that Siegler has lost his objectivity and in the same breath suggest that he needs to remember that he works for AOL. To be objective would be to write that article irrespective of who he works for if he truly believed what he was writing. I realize that..." - Chris Goodrich