03-16-2010, 09:29 AM
Bob said: "I get the impression this has little to do with the embargo and more to do with others not being the first."
This was not exactly earth-shattering stuff. You won't find significant news embargoed as the temptation would be too great, even for some professionals.
Believe it or not, faxes and email have been around for some time. Press releases are embargoed because nearly all newspapers now publish in the morning, which means they are prepared the night before and this allows them to get the news out at the same time as their competitors, putting them on an even footing.
Again, this was not major news.
Tiffany was obviously just trying to help get the notice out. No doubt she'll have second thoughts about it in the future and then Rob and others can get such news from regular media outlets rather than first-hand from the source.
This was not exactly earth-shattering stuff. You won't find significant news embargoed as the temptation would be too great, even for some professionals.
Believe it or not, faxes and email have been around for some time. Press releases are embargoed because nearly all newspapers now publish in the morning, which means they are prepared the night before and this allows them to get the news out at the same time as their competitors, putting them on an even footing.
Again, this was not major news.
Tiffany was obviously just trying to help get the notice out. No doubt she'll have second thoughts about it in the future and then Rob and others can get such news from regular media outlets rather than first-hand from the source.