At least acknowledging if they've got the email or not would go a long way from the one who sent that email and eagerly waiting for a response (positive or negative). But...

Would you rather have them spend hours replying to thousands of e-mails from companies they don't want to cover? Or spend the time covering more companies? I know it sucks not to get a response, but that's the way they operate.

My company will never get covered by any of the major tech blogs even though it gets way more traffic than any other startup in the entry level jobs/internships space and is profitable. They don't like writing about content plays, so I've moved on and sought out publicity from other places.

No argument from me mate, I've emailed them a few times without anything heh. I just assume after a few hours they have 100+ new emails and won't get to yours.