Re: [tlug] Jumping to Conclusions

[Curt Sampson <cjs@example.com>]

On Sat, 5 May 2007, Keith Bawden wrote:

> Often such articles are initiated by a corporate press release. I
> would suspect that some journos are lazy enough to simply paraphrase a
> press release without verifying "the facts".

Many are, when it comes to the tech. industry rags. Keep in mind,
they're in an extremely competitive industry, so you've got to work hard
to cut costs.

As well, people in the tech. industry tend to stick with stuff that
confirms their biases, so many publications are going to have a basic
line they take that moves slowly, so as not to make their current
customers feel uncomfortable.

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cjs
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