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You forgot to mention that they dumped it on the evening before a US holiday. This is a classic PR strategy to stay out of the headlines.
by jasondclinton 7y ago
You forgot to mention that they dumped it on the evening before a US holiday. This is a classic PR strategy to stay out of the headlines.
- andrewflnr 7y agoNews outlets should have a special feature after each holiday for the headlines dumped right before said holiday in an attempt to escape notice. Not only do they get coverage, but the deceptiveness of the timing is highlighted. I can see this being a good fit for news/entertainment like Stephen Colbert.
- reaperducer 7y agoIt's not just holidays, it's every Friday. It's called "taking out the trash." And since most broadcast newsrooms are on skeleton crews after 5pm on Friday, the bad news usually doesn't get reported until Sunday, if at all.
- andrewflnr 7y agoGood point. We should probably do it every Monday too.
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- ummonk 7y agoThey made the statement today because the video was taken down (and reinstated) this morning.
- Angostura 7y agoYou forgot that they posted the news the same day that it happened was fixed. Should they have delayed the fix until after the weekend to avoid the bad optics?
- fxleach 7y agoWell it did happen yesterday so...