Reporter covering Apple criticized

Did reporters who cover Apple and the company's chief executive Steve Jobs who appeared increasingly "gaunt" in recent months fail to see and report the obvious? Some critics appear to think so. 

The New York Times has an interesting article spotlighting the criticism of one reporter who covers the company. Jobs has looked frail in recent months and Apple finally confirmed last week that Jobs was in fact dealing with a "serious health issue" and would have to take a leave of absence.

CNBC's Silicon Valley correspondent Jim Goldman was "attacked" last week by Newsweek's Daniel Lyons who criticized Goldman's reporting on Jobs's deteriorating health. Lyons asserted Goldman was "played and punked" by Apple's very-convincing public relations team. Goldman had reported that Jobs's poor health was not the reason for his notable absence from the Macworld conference. 

Lyons noted there are two types of reporters who cover Apple: reporters who "realize a lot of what they are being told is not true...and the other kind who suck up in order to get access and wind up getting played and punked." 

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