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CBS At It Again: Bars CNET From Reviewing Aereo's New Roku App Because of Lawsuit

CBS just can’t seem to resist messing with its tech journalists. Earlier this month, when CNET chose Dish Network’s new Hopper with Sling for its Best of CES awards, the broadcasting powerhouse forced the editors to pull their selection due to corporate’s lawsuit with the satellite TV service provider. The move raised a stink, kicking up a ton of bad PR and leading to at least one...

What Tech Reporters Dread: CNET's Dish Network Journalism Controversy

Adriana Lee 6 years ago

Being a tech blogger can be a tricky thing. While the debate over whether or not we're really journalists rages on — frankly, there's an argument to be made on both ends — the side discounting the notion certainly got a leg up this week, when CNET was ordered to pull one of its Best of CES nominees by parent company CBS. The candidate of note was Dish Network's new upgrade, "Hopper...