[Infowarrior] - PC World editor resigns over apparent ad pressure

[Richard Forno]

PC World editor resigns over apparent ad pressure

By Tom Krazit
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Story last modified Wed May 02 22:32:58 PDT 2007


Award-winning Editor-in-Chief Harry McCracken of PC World resigned Tuesday
over disagreements with the magazine's publisher regarding stories critical
of advertisers, according to sources.

McCracken, reached Wednesday evening, confirmed that he resigned after 12
years at the magazine and 16 years at publisher International Data Group,
over disagreements with management. He declined to comment on the nature of
those disagreements.

But three sources, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, told CNET
News.com that McCracken informed staffers in an afternoon meeting Wednesday
that he decided to resign because Colin Crawford, senior vice president,
online, at IDG Communications, was pressuring him to avoid stories that were
critical of major advertisers.

Wired News reported Wednesday evening that McCracken quit after Crawford
killed a draft story titled "Ten Things We Hate About Apple."

An IDG representative confirmed McCracken resigned, but said he was unable
to comment on personnel matters. In an e-mail to News.com, Crawford denied
that advertiser pressure played any part in McCracken's resignation.

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