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Re:FTX collapse, Tether operations have linked to online-pok... by bmelton on Monday November 14, 2022 @11:37AM (#33596687)
I don't know if this is right or wrong, but if I were running a news agency, I would think that glowing puff pieces would be one of the first things I'd eliminate in the event of a financial crunch.

Is there a reason we think they persist?

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Re:FTX collapse, Tether operations have linked to online-pok... by mrguyorama on Monday November 14, 2022 @03:58PM (#33600925)
Why? Glowing puff pieces are a reliable, dirt cheap source of revenue
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Re:FTX collapse, Tether operations have linked to online-pok... by opportune on Monday November 14, 2022 @08:13PM (#33603925)
Puff pieces are part of the PR machine. From what little I know of it, they’re basically ghostwritten by PR agencies so they cost almost nothing in the way of journalists to produce. Also, there is the quid pro quo aspect where puff pieces are (presumably) traded for things like access and other newsworthy information
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