> I'm sorry, but you really don't understand how working with the media works. You seem stuck on this idea that earned media has to be positive. That is quite

> I'm sorry, but you really don't understand how working with the media works. You seem stuck on this idea that earned media has to be positive. That is quite a misunderstanding of my position. What do you take me for? They don't need to be all positive at all. My point just shouldn't be actively lying or misleading. > If an outlet has a history of attacking you, consider why they are attacking you and if the attacks have merit. Done. (And it is not about me, and I'm in a position where it would be useful for me to know if there was something.) > It sounds like you have a rough time with media. Personally? Not at all. > And frankly, publications will always write things that are technically true without adding any context. Never assume that this is because of malice because truth is, they likely don't care enough to be malicious. The sooner you get over this idea of a big, bad malicious media, the sooner you will learn how to work with them. My question is rather: how long should we accept this (i.e. baseless smear campaigns agains companies and/or individuals)? Mostly media does a great job and I respect and actively (i.e. by donating or keeping subscriptions I don't need) support great journalism even if I don't agree with everything they write. But sometimes some journalists are really destructive. It is those cases I'm talking about. If the pen is mightier than the sword, then at some point, shouldn't the abuse of a weaponized pen be punishable? That bar should be high, yes, but at some point (inciting hatred against nations or ethnicities using made up allegations should be a good example) I think most people would agree that society should have some way to correct it. The question is just exactly where that bar should be. And again no, this isn't about me. Personally I never had problems with media going after me, this just happens to have bothered me over years as I've seen certain journalists go after other people for what turns out to be no good reason. I'm luckily not aware of many cases though, but what I've seen has made me hesitant to talk to media (and Gell Mann amnesia also isn't as strong as it used to be anymore either).