One technique now when asked for comment is to give the story to a friendlier competitor journalist. Then the one asking for comment gets near zero views becau

One technique now when asked for comment is to give the story to a friendlier competitor journalist. Then the one asking for comment gets near zero views because their article gets scooped. Or like Musk, when asked for comment on the horse for hand job scandal, came out as a republican to try and get ahead of it somehow.