[LINK] Media chiefs reject internet business model

[hartr@interweft.com.au]

On 11 Mar, Danny Yee wrote:
> And my own experience is that while many journalists still write good
> original pieces, many expect to be spoon fed, with raw media releases
> running as stories all too often.

Oh how true

When I first came up against the media (running an appropriate
technology unit in Port Hedland), I was under the impression that a
press release was to give media the facts in a concise way so they could
then decide wether to contact me for more information in a story they
would write.

It took me a while to learn that writing a press release actually meant
writing the *story* for the media - something that was brought home to
me in spades whilst in the USA (and in Australia and through Asia on my
return here).

Now - in every case, there are good media people who do investigate and
write their own stories (and I here explicitly include the media people
I have had personal contact with on this mailing list).

Unfortunately, such people seem to be the exception and not the rule.
 
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