Defending Our Stories

Posted by J-Rod on March 12, 2010 under ATV, Industry Insiders, atv comparisons, atv magazine, atv shootouts, atv sport, atv stories, editorial ethics, ktm, quads | Comments are off for this article

As a freelance writer, contributor to many off-road publications and former magazine editor, one argument from readers/consumers that always seems to come up is that magazine editors are sell-outs. Or I should say, their machine comparisons or “shootout” results are based on advertising dollars. They say, “Read the story and then check the ads…that usually [...]