[968] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
"Managing" the Press
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Tim Salo)
Fri Jul 12 18:20:36 1991
Date: Fri, 12 Jul 91 17:19:41 -0500
From: tjs@msc.edu (Tim Salo)
To: rma@tstar.cc.rochester.edu
Cc: com-priv@psi.com
> Subject: Re: Privitization is the issue today
> Date: Fri, 12 Jul 91 12:35:31 -0400
> From: Richard Mandelbaum <rma@tsar.cc.rochester.edu>
> [...]
> Is that a reasonable way to insure that we get good reporting in the future?
> I think it is a guarantee that we get misrepresented even more!
> Sure, quotes from experts and respected members of the community can
> be twisted. However if the fourth estate doesn't get cooperation from
> the real members of the community, there will be plenty of self-styled
> experts who won't have to be misquoted in order to develop a faulty
> picture.
> [...]
"Managing" the press is important for any endeavor supported by public
funds, (e.g. the NREN). Some lessons can be learned from working with
the trade press, (while realizing that the trade press is a lot different
than the public press). For example, "Network World" has an "User Advisory
Panel" comprised of experienced networking professionals. I believe
that one of the founding members of the Internet had a similar relationship
with one of the trade press in the past. That periodical did seem to
be a little quicker at reporting Internet-related events.
Tim Salo
tjs@msc.edu
