[Infowarrior] - good read: Dan Gilmor on iPad-Journalism Objectivity

[Richard Forno]

IMHO such questions about conflcit of interest are a  VERY worrysome  
prospect:, not just for the Times, but for any content provider in a  
future of such iPad-ish Walled Gardens:

"That’s only one issue I raised with the Times’ spokesman. Here’s  
another, which I’ve also raised with Nisenholtz and people at the Wall  
Street Journal and USA Today: Does Apple, which maintains control over  
what iPad apps are made available, have the unilateral right to remove  
these journalism organizations’ news apps if the apps deliver  
information to audiences that Apple considers unacceptable for any  
reason?"

Dan's entire posting is worth reading:

Complicating Relationships in Media: Apple, NY Times Dealings Raise  
Questions
http://mediactive.com/2010/04/08/complicating-relationships-in-media-apple-ny-times-dealings-raise-questions/