Many wince at the vast personal fortunes amassed by PBS personalities unable to resist cashing in on their "legitimacy," flogging such products as toys, self-help books and touring shows.
- Gwendolyn Freed, (Mpls.) Star Tribune November 19, 1999

"People may spend a fortune on the home, but it doesn't look like they're flogging their wealth," said Canada-based Lloyd Beckedorf of Moose Mountain Log Homes.
Gaile Robinson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram December 8, 2001

Most of the media hype around the Internet and the Web today is directly attributable to the fact that almost every media conglomerate and multinational corporation in the world now has a Web site and is flogging its address far and wide... Denise Caruso, Utne Reader Guide to the Internet

"It used to be that producers would make a profit, with the idea that they would put that money into a new show," said Duncan, whose Broadway credits include "Peter Pan," "My One and Only" and, most ecently, "Chicago." "Now, they want to make a killing, and so they're flogging these shows into 10-, 12-, 14-year runs. It hurts the whole creative community."
Dominic P. Papatola, (St. Paul) Pioneer Press Jul. 18, 2004