Assembly Mag’s John Sprovieri responds to Kevin Meyer about Lean at Whirlpool

Via Scoop.it – lean manufacturing

John Sprovieri’s article opens with the following :

“Austin Weber’s article on lean manufacturing at Whirlpool was part of a series of articles written to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the company. As such, it was not the appropriate venue to dwell on the negative aspects of the company’s history, but rather to celebrate the accomplishments of one of this country’s great manufacturers.”

I could see “celebrating accomplishments” as a role for the company’s Public Relations department in an ad page. But is a reporter supposed to be a cheer leader for the companies he covers?
Via www.assemblymag.com