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Thea reasons PR department exists because you have a PR problem. Not having the problem is better.

• netsharc 6y ago
  "A Tesla rep just called me racial slur.". Tweet goes viral. There you go, do you need a PR deparment now? If it's your CEO doing that job, that's a bad use of the CEO's time.
  • modeless 6y ago
    Why, so they can put out a limply worded two sentence denial for every news outlet in the country to dunk on? Bad press happens. I'm sure journalists love it when companies engage directly with them but I'm not sure that it results in more favorable coverage on average. They still have a blog and a Twitter account. If they want to make statements they can tell the public directly instead of favoring specific journalists with private communications.
    • sosborn 6y ago
      > If they want to make statements they can tell the public directly instead of favoring specific journalists with private communications. Who is going to do that when you get rid of the PR department? I mean sure, someone can do it, but then they are doing PR work on top of whatever other work is on their plate.
      • modeless 6y ago
        Clearly someone is doing it because they continue to make tweets and occasional blog posts. I don't see a problem.
        • sosborn 6y ago
          Other comments indicate that the PR department became the external relations department.
• suprfsat 6y ago
  PR departments cost money, but Elon can tweet for free.