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> Is it possible to write about a newly announced iPhone without lifting data from Apple PR events or releases? No, but writing about the newly announced iPhon
by fjh 13y ago
> Is it possible to write about a newly announced iPhone without lifting data from Apple PR events or releases?
No, but writing about the newly announced iPhone shouldn't really be called journalism.
- eli 13y agoWhy not? So is a press release never news?
- lostlogin 13y agoI agree with both of you. A journalist (in my opinion) shouldn't be someone who rewrites press releases. Having just finished Robert Fisks column before I came here, I'm certain of that. Not everyone can be where he is however, and the small local stories need to be written. Re-writing press releases is a mile from these situations however - at least read around the subject and compare/contrast (?pad it out) with what others are doing.