Ted,
> Excellent work guys. Josh's letter can serve as a sort of
> template for sending in to editors.
Thank you. HOWEVER, it's very, very important to remember that
reporters are *individuals*. I would *not* have written such an
impersonal letter to, for example, Steven Shankland or Peter Gallipoli,
both of whom are easy to approach informally.
(Please note ... the following is my opinion for discussion, I'm not in
charge of PR, Justin is)
I did that letter as an example ... since NewsFactor is a minor
publication, anyway ... but in the future we'll need to handle things
in a more organized manner. Whenever there is an article to respond
to, we should post it and poll this list to see if anyone has a
personal relationship with the reporter, and then our fearless leader
(Justin) can decide who should contact the reporter or editor.
Also keep in mind that the archives of this list are *public*, and we
have to be careful what we say about reporters and publications in our
e-mail. I've already had the bitter experience of having to kiss up
to a reporter for a week to make up for a careless statement on
marketing@openoffice.org ...
-Josh Berkus