Call me cynical (altogether now, "You're cycnical!") but whenever I read an article critical of Atkins, I just look through the publication until I see an ad for another weight loss program. Last month a local community paper ran an article that put down low carb programs, right across the gutter from a big ad for Weight Watchers.
In this month's "O" magazine there's a rather snide article about Atkins, and on page 63, a full page ad for Dr. Phil's weight loss program.
Sad but true, papers run what their advertisers want them to.