17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
I agree with your points that the press should write real articles, and not just swallow press releases. The fact of the matter though, is that that's what they do, swallow press releases. It's a said state of affairs, but that is the state of affairs. I wouldn't say *all* news is PR controlled, but most of it is. It's much less work for the reporter when an article just shows up on their desk and all they have to do is call one or two people for some fresh quotes. -- Sameer Parekh Voice: 510-601-9777x3 Community ConneXion, Inc. FAX: 510-601-9734 The Internet Privacy Provider Dialin: 510-658-6376 http://www.c2.org/ (or login as "guest") sameer@c2.org