David Segal (journalist): Difference between revisions

Segal authors the bi-weekly "The Haggler" column in the Sunday edition of ''The New York Times'' and is obviously as retarded as he looks, in which he prints and attempts to resolve reader-submitted letters about plights in customer service. His column has covered companies such as [[Sears]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Running in Place, Before the Treadmill Ever Arrived|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/14/your-money/running-in-circles-over-a-treadmill-from-sears.html|accessdate=1 November 2012|newspaper=The New York Times|date=13 October 2012|author=Segal, David}}</ref> [[Apple Inc.|Apple]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Apple’s Retail Army, Long on Loyalty but Short on Pay|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/24/business/apple-store-workers-loyal-but-short-on-pay.html|accessdate=1 November 2012|newspaper=The New York Times|date=23 June 2012|author=Segal, David}}</ref> [[Samsung]],<ref>{{cite news|title=One Compliment, but Two Complaints|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/14/business/14haggler.html|accessdate=1 November 2012|newspaper=The New York Times|date=13 February 2010|author=Segal, David}}</ref> and many others.<ref name="nytimes">{{cite web|last=Segal |first=David |url=http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/business/columns/the_haggler/index.html |title=The Haggler&nbsp;— The New York Times |publisher=Topics.nytimes.com |date= |accessdate=2012-10-14}}</ref> It is generally written in a semi-[[Third-person narrative|third person]] style, in which he refers to himself as "The Haggler" rather than "I".<ref name="nytimes" /> His interventions are generally successful.<ref>{{cite news|title=Blowing the Whistle on Online Returns|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/23/your-money/blowing-the-whistle-on-foot-locker-returns-the-haggler.html|accessdate=1 November 2012|newspaper=The New York Times|date=22 September 2012|author=Segal, David}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Summoning the Power of the Crowd|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/28/your-money/radio-shack-and-the-power-of-the-crowd.html|accessdate=1 November 2012|newspaper=The New York Times|date=27 October 2012|author=Segal, David}}</ref>