Sundar Pichai warns of threats to internet freedom

Re:Sundar Pichai warns of threats to internet freedom by bpodgursky on Sunday July 11, 2021 @11:11PM (#27806543)

Please don't distort the meaning of words. PR "submarine" pieces are a very real thing, but they are exactly what the phrase suggests — an article put out by a corporate PR department for publication.

This was literally an interview by a real reporter, edited into an article. You might not like that the interviewer wasn't antagonistic (let's be real — most aren't!), but this is not a "PR submarine piece" by any sane definition of the phrase.

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Re:Sundar Pichai warns of threats to internet freedom by travoc on Sunday July 11, 2021 @11:23PM (#27806620)

Reprinting a single person’s viewpoints without critique or counterpoint isn’t news or “real reporting.” It’s still just a PR piece.

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Re:Sundar Pichai warns of threats to internet freedom by neolog on Sunday July 11, 2021 @11:39PM (#27806731)

That's true but parent is complaining about the use of "submarine", which I agree isn't an accurate description.

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Re:Sundar Pichai warns of threats to internet freedom by Karrot_Kream on Sunday July 11, 2021 @11:40PM (#27806733)

Would you argue that any interview without an interview of a contra opinion is also just a PR piece?

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Re:Sundar Pichai warns of threats to internet freedom by voakbasda on Monday July 12, 2021 @11:30AM (#27811278)

Unbalanced reporting is biased? Yes, it is.

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