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March 09, 2006
Wal-Mart: What's not to love?
The New York Times ran an article this week on how Wal-Mart courts bloggers, feeding them "insider" news in hopes that they will paint a rosy picture of the corporate giant. Some bloggers, apparently, have quoted Wal-Mart press releases verbatim without revealing their source. This, the article implies, is a questionable ethical practice.
I have to agree. One should not pass off corporate spin as personal opinion. Then again, one can hardly blame bloggers for getting excited about Wal-Mart's commitment to offering customers the best possible value. They always have the low price. Always. What's more, their blue-vested associates are eager to help or simply offer a warm smile when you need one.
Some in the so-called "news media" have criticized Wal-Mart for mistreating its employees, benefiting from sweatshop labor overseas, and generally getting extremely rich from other people's misery. To that I say: Silly critics! What do they know?
P.S. Attention Wal-Mart executives: If you liked this entry, drop me a line at tombartlett (at) gmail. Maybe we can work something out. ;)
P.P.S. The semi-colon in front of the parenthesis is a virtual wink. I'm implying that you could bribe me or something. Just want to make sure we're clear on that. Thanks.
Posted by teb at March 9, 2006 10:37 AM