Mark Mason
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Investigation: Over 50% of Crypto News Outlets Accept Money to Publish Articles
A new investigation by BREAKER Magazine has reveal that a significant portion of the cryptocurrency news ecosystem do not maintain journalistic integrity since they accept money in exchange for covering specific news/coins.
To elicit answers they created a shell email and identity, Nikolay Kostarev, a Moscow-based PR agent, with a photo. However, they did not create a fake website nor domain to limit the level of deception. They sent a preliminary email to 28 crypto news outlets saying Nikolay is “representing a blockchain PR company from Moscow, Russia, and would like information on the rate for advertising on [WEBSITE].” Of those that replied, they sent a second email saying “Thank you for the reply and information. Many of my ICO clients want coverage written about them. But some would like it to not be marked “Sponsored”. Is this possible?”
Read more - https://www.dashforcenews.com/inves...ews-outlets-accept-money-to-publish-articles/
A new investigation by BREAKER Magazine has reveal that a significant portion of the cryptocurrency news ecosystem do not maintain journalistic integrity since they accept money in exchange for covering specific news/coins.
To elicit answers they created a shell email and identity, Nikolay Kostarev, a Moscow-based PR agent, with a photo. However, they did not create a fake website nor domain to limit the level of deception. They sent a preliminary email to 28 crypto news outlets saying Nikolay is “representing a blockchain PR company from Moscow, Russia, and would like information on the rate for advertising on [WEBSITE].” Of those that replied, they sent a second email saying “Thank you for the reply and information. Many of my ICO clients want coverage written about them. But some would like it to not be marked “Sponsored”. Is this possible?”
Read more - https://www.dashforcenews.com/inves...ews-outlets-accept-money-to-publish-articles/