Jenny,
Thanks for your trust. I am pretty confident I can talk to a reporter in a
way that is a net positive. With an effort like this, I do not see a
reporter wanting to scoop the launch; I don't yet know anything about the
kind of article he's looking to write, but it's very unlikely he'd want to
write a "this thing is launching" article unless we were saying "this
thing
is launching."
I think looking at "publicity cards" (nice term :) as a finite resource is
the wrong framework. I'd say it actually works the other way around; by the
time we *are* ready to make a real launch, we want to have some things in
place, like reporters that have found us responsive and interesting to talk
to in the past, stories that have hinted at what might be coming in the
future, etc. If there is curiosity about what we're doing (from the
reporters and/or from the public), if we can nurture that curiosity, we
will be in a position to do a much more successful launch whenever we're
ready for it.
All that said, I'm happy to be pretty cautious with him, and will make sure
he understands that I'm not a very active and up-to-date part of the group
these days; that way, he can get a little info, but it will be clear that
he hasn't reached the "core group" yet. So we know there won't yet be a
story with a quote from you guys. That ought to give you a little bit of an
edge in the future if you want to do a more in-depth interview. (Even
though I think it's an edge you won't need ;)
How's all that sound?
Pete
On Wed, Jun 11, 2014 at 1:24 PM, Jenny Ryan <tunabananas(a)gmail.com> wrote:
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Hey Pete!
Personally, I've been a bit avoidant with reporters because we're not
quite ready for a public launch, and I'd much prefer we save any
'publicity cards' for when we're really ready to start selling
fully-functional nodes on the site.
I dig Tech President (the publication the reporter you're talking with
is writing the article for) and have replied to him saying I was out of
town but would be happy to meet up when he gets back. Totally
supportive of you making the first contact!
Maybe we should invite him to a hacknight?
Cheers,
Jenny
On Wed 11 Jun 2014 03:42:44 PM EDT, Pete Forsyth wrote:
Hi all,
I got an inquiry from a reporter for
thecivicbeat.com who wants to
interview me about my node. I told him I'd give him a ring tomorrow.
Any requests or suggestions about how I should approach it?
Pete
503-383-9454
[[User:Peteforsyth]]
node:phorzaith
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