Cnet Reporter Refuses to Work in Shadow of CBS Boot

Cnet tech reporter Greg Sandoval resigned Monday, protesting parent company CBS' ban on the publication's planned review of Dish's Hopper DVR service. CBS no doubt found itself in a maddening position: The Dish service is equipped with its Auto Hop ad-skipping technology. CBS and several other broadcasters filed suit against Dish last spring, alleging that the technology infringes their copyrights. Dish countersued. Still, assuming published accounts of the Cnet controversy are accurate, it appears CBS blurred the lines of editorial independence.





by Erika Morphy via TechNewsWorld