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Re:The chasm between public and private valuations of ‘Unico... by allMmappedout on Wednesday August 02, 2017 @09:53AM (#14910535)
The journalists are the ones that are trying to get us fooled sometimes
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Re:The chasm between public and private valuations of ‘Unico... by briandear on Wednesday August 02, 2017 @10:01AM (#14910596)
Why? What is their motivation? I don’t know what’s in it for them unless they are invested in the company about which they are reporting, which would be unethical unless they disclosed it.
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Re:The chasm between public and private valuations of ‘Unico... by albertgoeswoof on Wednesday August 02, 2017 @10:03AM (#14910625)
they get information and interviews with senior members of the management if they are positive about the company, which makes their article more unique and gets them more clicks
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Re:The chasm between public and private valuations of ‘Unico... by urethrafranklin on Wednesday August 02, 2017 @01:34PM (#14912762)
Advertisers don't want unconvincing journos.
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