Submitted by Yi-Wyn Yen01.16.2009
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On Jan. 14, 2009, Newsweek columnist Dan Lyons (aka the creator of the Fake Steve Jobs blog) appeared on a CNBC segment to discuss Apple CEO Steve Jobs's health. Lyons lambasted CNBC Silicon Valley correspondent Jim Goldman over his reporting of the news and told him "to apologize to your viewers for having gotten this so wrong." Lyons called Goldman "the other kind" of reporter who "suck up [to Apple] in order to get access and end up getting played and punked, like your Valley bureau chief."
Silicon Alley Insider reports that CNBC producers were livid over Lyons's comments and have banned him from the network. However, CNBC denies that Lyons is banned, even though Lyons reportedly thinks he is.
Prediction: Television loves controversy. Dan Lyons, aka Fake Steve Jobs, will appear on CNBC by July 1, 2009.
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| Betting Closes: | Jun 30 2009 | Current Consensus: | 6.30% | Total Bets: | 20 |
| Today's Change: | 0% | ||||
| Life Time High: | 64.57% | ||||
| Life Time Low: | 6.30% |
Comments
Lyons may have rubbed people the wrong way during that CNBC appearance, but his insights into Jobs and Apple are very sharp and will be in demand if Jobs returns by the end of this month, as he has promised.
Ian Lamont
Managing Editor
The Industry Standard
twitter.com/the_standard
Fake Steve Jobs has returned to his blog:
http://fakesteve.blogspot.com/2009/06/new-york-times-is-friggin-pathetic...
CNBC has apparently forgiven him enough to highlight his return online, but it remains to be seen if he will appear on the cable channel itself for an interview.
Ian Lamont
Managing Editor
The Industry Standard
twitter.com/the_standard
Judged negative. Dan Lyons just confirmed that he hasn't been on CNBC since the blowup, but he has been invited twice. "I was just unable to do it both times," he wrote in an email to The Standard.
Ian Lamont
Managing Editor
The Industry Standard
twitter.com/the_standard
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