This goes well beyond tech reporting. I've had very respected news organizations attempt to do much the same shenanigans on issues with rather more import than

This goes well beyond tech reporting. I've had very respected news organizations attempt to do much the same shenanigans on issues with rather more import than our inside baseball usually has. (Attempting to spoonfeed me a desired narrative directly contradictory to actual facts and use me for unbiased, expert pull quotes supportive of the reporter's narrative.)