“Here’s the Truth about This Weekend’s PR Wars”, 2023-11-20 ():
[I write about Silicon Valley billionaires and their impact on the world for Puck News] Here’s the truth about this weekend’s PR wars.
Reporters like Sam Altman. (I do!) He makes time for them. He understands the game. And facing the biggest crisis of his professional life, Sam is absolutely reaping the rewards of those relationships, whether intentionally or not.
This is why it is smart for high-profile figures to cultivate relationships with reporters, directly. Not through flacks, and not only to pitch your bulls—t. Just to gossip and collect favors. You never know when you will be s—t-canned and you will want sympathetic ears.
Anyway, this has been your peek behind the curtain. [cf. 2021, 2023, coverage of MS threat, 2023]