Clay:
Thanks for your comments. We've been having similar discussions in the office about this particular story.
GCM has always adhered to very strict standards when it comes to editorial mentions of particular companies, products, etc., in our attempt to provide readers with the most accurate, up-to-date and non-biased information available. We do publish stories contributed by companies in the industry and we do use company representatives as sources for stories, but we do our best to be extremely conscientious on how those stories are presented.
While the story in questions was not paid for (we do not accept paid editorial content), it does not meet those previously mentioned high standards. How that happened is the focus of our discussions now.
Again, thanks for your comments. I'm always happy to entertain questions, comments or story ideas from GCM readers, so feel free to reach out to me at
shollister@gcsaa.org at any time.
Scott Hollister
GCM Editor-in-Chief