1995-10-12 - Re: NYT on Internet Flaws

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From: Piete Brooks <Piete.Brooks@cl.cam.ac.uk>
To: sameer <sameer@c2.org>
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From: Piete Brooks <Piete.Brooks@cl.cam.ac.uk>
Date: Thu, 12 Oct 95 00:12:29 PDT
To: sameer <sameer@c2.org>
Subject: Re: NYT on Internet Flaws
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> Not possible. Reporters don't call you for a quote and then send you a draft
> of the article for your approval before they publish. They call for a quote,
> write their article, and publish, not asking for approval.

Depends how well you train them !

If you can get through to them that it is in their interest to get the facts
right, you may find that they get back to you ...
I try to get them to send the draft as email or fax, but instead I get it read
over the phone to me :-(





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