“Reporters do not tell you about the meetings, lunches, drinks, and help given them by flacks,” remind the BuzzMachine, although they often like to avoid that conversation altogether.
Why? Well, reporters have to feed the beast too. And mainstream media is profit-driven through advertising and sales. News to the naive: follow the money and if there is a profit motive alway second-guess agenda, intent, and motivation. And of course, this is still all about the New York Time article about Wal-Mart’s blog strategy.
