Media Orchard
NYT and CBS contributor
David Pogue is asked: "Would you accept free product, without disclosure, in the future if your employer did not forbid it?" The tech journalist's response: "The answer is no. I will accept nothing, period. Even the nickel-and-dime services like cellphone service (when reviewing a phone) or music-download services will be paid for by the Times. However, your question implies that (a) there wasn't disclosure in the
DriveSavers case, and (b) I accepted the service for review only because it wasn't forbidden. Both implications are off."
