Thread by @JuddLegum

1. This story is in the weeds but it's a good example of how corporate PR works so I'm going to tell it anyway

On 11/11, I reported that Facebook's Campbell Brown had an active role in the website she founded, The74, and it had been savaging Warren

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2. Facebook responded by attacking me on Twitter, falsely suggesting I had inappropriately edited its statement and retweeting a thread from the Editor-in-Chief of The74, Steve Snyder

Snyder claimed I didn't reach out to The74 about Brown's role.

3. Snyder was right, I reached out to BROWN through Facebook about her role at The 74. And Brown admitted that she purposely ignored the question.

But Synder sought to portray The 74 as an open book, and specifically said he would be willing to talk to me "in depth"

4. Anyway, I took Steve up on his offer and privately emailed him asking for a time to talk. It's been 9 days and I sent a follow up email a couple of days ago.

Steve never responded.

He doesn't want to answer my questions about The 74.

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5. This is how corporate PR works. The purpose of Steve's tweets was to create the impression that I'm a hack who doesn't want to learn the truth and he (and Facebook) are fully transparent and responsible.

It was a tactic to buy time, until people stopped paying attention.

6. So I'm going to ask my questions to @TheSnydes anyway. He won't answer my email so maybe he'll read this tweet.

Where can I find a complete list of your funders?

Why did you stop putting a disclaimer on your articles about Betsy Devos, who previously funded the site?

7. If she has no editorial role, what does Brown do on behalf of The 74 for five hours per week?

How did you obtain a $600,000 grant from Zuckerberg's personal charity?

8. I'm still willing to talk with @TheSnydes on the phone about these issues. But it's unethical to publicly present yourself as willing to answer questions when you are actually unwilling to do so. Especially when its used as part of a corporate damage-control operation.

9. The underlying principle of corporate PR is that people get bored and time is your friend.

So just say what you need to and everyone will move on.

The thing about me is I don't get bored.

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