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Re:How not to get on covered on TechCrunch by jonknee on Saturday May 24, 2008 @11:52AM (#198846)
No, it doesn't really make sense. What it the AP wouldn't write about something that Reuters already did? News is news, but demanding first or nothing is a very poor technique.
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Re:How not to get on covered on TechCrunch by pg on Saturday May 24, 2008 @03:17PM (#198976)
The AP is a wire service. They deal in commodity news. But it is very common for newspapers and magazines to agree to cover stories in return for an exclusive.
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Re:How not to get on covered on TechCrunch by jonknee on Saturday May 24, 2008 @03:42PM (#198994)
Obviously, but this is a mention, not a feature article in an entertainment magazine. Engadget will cover something after Gizmodo and vice versa. It's ridiculous that TechCrunch won't.

I stopped reading TC a while ago because the signal to noise ratio started diving, but I wouldn't read it now even if it had great content. I don't care who has what first, I'll read who's comprehensive and honest.

Mike wants to be the new CNET and that's not going to happen by being a bitch about being first.

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