Any Publicity Good Publicity
Comments debate how controversy and negative press generate media attention and buzz, often invoking the adage that there's no such thing as bad publicity.
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Maybe it's a marketing thing. Controversy breeds attention.
Because there are people who believe "There's no such thing as bad press."This story got to the front page of HN on the name, after all.
That out to be good for media attention.
Getting press and attention, as seen here, for better or worse.
They are getting way more press this way? Doesn’t seem counterproductive at all to me.
It might be argued that the point now is to attract attention and buzz, rather than hide it as they claim to be doing.
This isn't the kind of attention a (allegedly) journalism outlet benefits from.
Attracts attention in the press.
Not sure why this is down voted.It's an important point that this whole problem with media is the old axiom 'any publicity is good publicity.' If that wasn't true, I think the media would be hella more accurate.
That seems like it would generate publicity, all right.