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Re:I Write Letters to CEOs by jpmoyn on Thursday May 31, 2018 @11:38AM (#17197111)
The example of an undercover reporter sending a letter to a CEO under the premise that they will write a nice article about the company if the CEO responds is pretty absurd.
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Re:I Write Letters to CEOs by freeone3000 on Thursday May 31, 2018 @02:06PM (#17198574)
It doesn't have to be a nice article. A request for comment can either be responded to, where you have a chance for your words on record, or you get "<companyname> has not responded to requests for comment as of publishing." which is worse than whatever spin you could have concocted.
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Re:I Write Letters to CEOs by bluGill on Thursday May 31, 2018 @02:51PM (#17198972)
Reporters who are reviewing products do. They might have 10 different blenders to review, and if there is a button that doesn't make sense a good response takes you from "2/10 the buttons don't make sense" to "9/10, the buttons are a little weird but once you get used to them..."
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