Reply #13: Even though you didn't ask me, I'd like to take a shot [View All]

at tackling this issue. It strikes me that Zephyr is asking for much more than transparency, something Kos complied with. He had a disclaimer right there on his blog. You couldn't miss it. He discussed his consultancy work in articles. Armstrong went further; he shut down his blg. Zephyr has suggested not only a more detailed transparency than kos offered, but that bloggers not write about anyone they're consulting for. I hate that idea. Bloggers are not journalists, they're opinionists, if you will, and that's why I read them. Independent bloggers such as kos and armstrong don't represent anyone but themselves. There is a difference between bloggers who represent large media corporations and those who set up shop to express their own ideas. kos and Armstrong represent the latter group.