Re: News coverage, Verisign etc.

["Robert A. Hayden" <rhayden () geek net>]

"Verisign Highjacks Internet"

That should work :-)

On Wed, 8 Oct 2003, Mike Tancsa wrote:

> At 03:06 PM 08/10/2003, up () 3 am wrote:
>
>
> > In these days of corporate malfeasance scandal coverage, you'd think that
> > Verisign's tactics would have whetted the appetite of some bright
> > investigative reporter for one of the major publications.
>
> Too difficult and obscure a topic to make interesting.  Its even worse than 
> the S&L scandal of the 80s.  Things like ice statues pissing vodka at 
> private million dollar parties are easy to cover in that a picture says it 
> all.... There is no easy way to convey this issue to the general public in 
> just a few words and at the same time not put them to sleep....
>
>          ---Mike
>
>
> > On Wed, 8 Oct 2003, Howard C. Berkowitz wrote:
> >
> > > I have gotten a reasoned response from the technology editor of the
> > > Washington Post, and we are discussing things.  While I wouldn't have
> > > done it that way, he had a rational explanation of why the story was
> > > written the way it was, and definitely indicating there will be
> > > continuing coverage of the issue.  He believes there's always room
> > > for improving coverage.
> >
> > James Smallacombe                     PlantageNet, Inc. CEO and Janitor
> > up () 3 am                                                     http://3.am
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