Article is Press Release

Users repeatedly criticize the Hacker News submission as being a press release rather than original journalism or news, often noting its boilerplate language and lack of new information.

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Sample Comments

roywiggins Oct 1, 2014 View on HN

This isn't even news, it's a press release.

pmarca Sep 1, 2012 View on HN

It's straight out of their own press release boilerplate!

aidaman Mar 14, 2018 View on HN

Umm, duh? This is a press release.

exogeny Apr 2, 2023 View on HN

This reads like a press release to me.

98codes Oct 11, 2023 View on HN

This isn't news, it's a press release, complete with CEO glamour shot.

yuvalkarmi Apr 27, 2016 View on HN

Why is there a press release for this sort of thing?

NotYourLawyer Mar 8, 2025 View on HN

This reads like a press release. Is there any actual information available?

willcate Sep 16, 2021 View on HN

This really isn't anything more than a press release

doktrin Jan 20, 2014 View on HN

Sorry for being "that guy" - but this article reads like a sensationalist press release, without actually releasing any (new) press.

frozenport Aug 23, 2016 View on HN

Indeed, this is a press release and not journalism.