tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9599422.post607415356186579151..comments2023-10-20T06:51:55.948-04:00Comments on SeeingGreene: Spin-MongeringDick Mayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03485935634961545610noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9599422.post-92066846266679891682010-02-12T20:23:51.663-05:002010-02-12T20:23:51.663-05:00How many outlets around here do this? A couple of ...How many outlets around here do this? A couple of weeks ago, the Delaware County Times ran a very inflammatory press release from the County Board of Supervisors without a byline. I only knew it wasn't a staff editorial because I'd just read the press release elsewhere. <br /><br />Mid-Hudson News (which doesn't have bylines at all) reprints press releases all the time without flagging them as PR. Hey, it's free content, right?<br /><br />I know we're not talking about the New York Times here, but still. It's not hard to put in teeny-tiny type somewhere: "Press Release From ____."Lissa Harrishttp://www.watershedpost.comnoreply@blogger.com