CNET Writer Resigns After Parent Company Meddles in Editorial Process

CNET senior writer Greg Sandoval has resigned after parent company CBS Corp. forced editors of the tech product review site to remove Dish Network's Hopper with Sling DVR from consideration for its "Best of CES" awards. The reason for its removal? CBS is currently suing Dish for its ability to skip commercials, a feature that's included in the Hopper set-top box.

A spokesperson for CBS Corp. acknowledged in an email to Mashable Monday morning that the DVR was made ineligible for the award "due to active litigation involving our parent company CBS Corp." Going forward, CNET staffers are not only forbidden to nominate products involved in litigation with CBS Corp. for award shows and other…
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