Great article. I was interviewed by the NYT recently and the boundaries between all of these areas was entirely frustrating to me. I asked to preview the article before publishing and it's "against their policy" etc. This is a good framework.
I never understand this. If you're doing a piece about some interesting person, there's no good reason to not give them a chance for them to highlight any inaccuracies *before* they are published.
Lulu, this is super helpful. Your words, actions = your credibility. It pays to be staying vigilant and self-aware in every situation. Thanks for sharing!
Wouldn't printing someone's words without their consent be a copyright issue? My understanding was that as soon as you've written anything, you automatically hold copyright over it (even an email). I would imagine also that agreeing to go off record and then having that be broken would be a violation of an oral contract, no? If you agree that our conversation is off record, and that is the condition on which I tell you certain things, you would seem to be in breach to then reveal my identity.
This is great and should be read by every person who deals with the press. I’m so so tired of dealing with high paid media spokespeople at americas biggest corporations that don’t understand this stuff (or pretend not to).
Lulu, this is a great analysis of SBK actions. Though I have been following SBK for quite a while, he did fool lots of serious investors and customers. After reading your step by step analysis, now we know how he did it superably. Thank you for sharing!
As a seasoned former journalist, I do hope more journos and spokespeople read this post.
Great article. I was interviewed by the NYT recently and the boundaries between all of these areas was entirely frustrating to me. I asked to preview the article before publishing and it's "against their policy" etc. This is a good framework.
I never understand this. If you're doing a piece about some interesting person, there's no good reason to not give them a chance for them to highlight any inaccuracies *before* they are published.
You fact check the article before publication, but allowing a powerful person to see it first allows them to manipulate the coverage.
Lulu, this is super helpful. Your words, actions = your credibility. It pays to be staying vigilant and self-aware in every situation. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Felix!
The internet is always on the record, and the internet never forgets ;)
You are so right!
Wouldn't printing someone's words without their consent be a copyright issue? My understanding was that as soon as you've written anything, you automatically hold copyright over it (even an email). I would imagine also that agreeing to go off record and then having that be broken would be a violation of an oral contract, no? If you agree that our conversation is off record, and that is the condition on which I tell you certain things, you would seem to be in breach to then reveal my identity.
This is great and should be read by every person who deals with the press. I’m so so tired of dealing with high paid media spokespeople at americas biggest corporations that don’t understand this stuff (or pretend not to).
Lulu, this is a great analysis of SBK actions. Though I have been following SBK for quite a while, he did fool lots of serious investors and customers. After reading your step by step analysis, now we know how he did it superably. Thank you for sharing!