US: Craigslist unhappy with US media portrayal of the company
Posted by Carolyn Lo on March 14, 2008 at 11:05 AM
Since its launch, Craigslist has been declared a threat to newspapers and magazines for taking a considerable amount of classified advertising revenue. Jim Buckmaster, Craigslist's Chief Executive, has noted that the traditional media attitude toward Craigslist has transformed from positive stories about "a start-up darling" to negative stories.
"Journalist friends of ours say that they have been told not to write positive stories about us," Buckmaster said. "I don't mean it as a complaint, it is a factual answer... we are seen as a primary competitor by newspapers."
Though the traditional media may be trying to encourage a negative image of Craigslist, they could have come up with that business model for classfied ads, but Craigslist creator Craig Newmark beat them to it.
Source: Guardian.co.uk through EJC
"Journalist friends of ours say that they have been told not to write positive stories about us," Buckmaster said. "I don't mean it as a complaint, it is a factual answer... we are seen as a primary competitor by newspapers."
Though the traditional media may be trying to encourage a negative image of Craigslist, they could have come up with that business model for classfied ads, but Craigslist creator Craig Newmark beat them to it.
Source: Guardian.co.uk through EJC
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