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● 12.21.09

●● Mozilla Does Not Endorse Microsoft’s Search, Media Distortions to Blame

Posted in Deception, Free/Libre Software, Google, Microsoft, Search at 8:29 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz

Asa Dotzler, via WIkipedia

Summary: Asa Dotzler surprised by media reaction to comments of his which were misinterpreted and also attributed to his employer rather than himself

A COUPLE of weeks ago Mozilla’s Dotzler was (mis)quoted as saying that people should use Microsoft and not Google. Since several of our readers brought it up we thought it would be worth commenting on very briefly.

Basically, as in most cases where people look for controversy, words and ideas get distorted (ours too). The original words get lost in the mix and disinformation spins out of control. Dotzler has already removed the post in question (and in a subsequent post he also explained why).

=> ours too

“The editors modify headlines to create drama and controversy (emotion at the expense of information).”At Groklaw, Pamela Jones wrote: “Folks need to read more carefully. What he said is that all search engines are subject to the Patriot Act, and that would include Bing, which also retains your information. So he is showing you how to jump from the frying pan into the fire. I changed the title also, because this was a blog comment, not a Mozilla official statement, so I don’t think it’s accurate to say that Mozilla did this. Journalists don’t usually write their own headlines. Just so you know.”

That is my experience as well, having written for publications before. The editors modify headlines to create drama and controversy (emotion at the expense of information).

=> my experience as well

Here is an example of inaccurate reports about Dotzler’s remark. Some of the most distorted headlines came from the typical Microsoft boosters, who were totally spinning Dotzler’s words so as to advertise Microsoft’s Bong [sic]. █

=> ↺ inaccurate reports about Dotzler’s remark | ↺ most distorted headlines came from the typical Microsoft boosters | ↺ Microsoft’s Bong [sic]

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