There's a very big difference between: on the one hand, being subtly 'encouraged' to write favorable blog posts or reviews via enjoyable junkets, and on the o

There's a very big difference between: on the one hand, being subtly 'encouraged' to write favorable blog posts or reviews via enjoyable junkets, and on the other hand, being expected to act as a real part of the PR team, wear company-branded clothing, and film promotional videos. One is normal practice in tech journalism. The other is something quite different, and more aggressive. It seems like the bloggers expected the former - not especially naively - and got the latter via pressure and bait-and-switch.