I’m not sure why Joe Ciarallo decided to deflect NBC Media Relations email fiasco back at Michael Arrington, but it’s sensational, lame and worth mocking:
PR hater and TechCrunch Editor Mike Arrington took notice of the emails as well, and wrote, “There’s no shaming this industry [PR] into normal human behavior.”
Of course, one can’t help but point out that “normal human behavior” at TechCrunch has recently included having a 17-year old intern ask startups to give him free laptops in exchange for coverage on the site.
I understand looking for some way to throw someone under the bus to deflect the topic away from your industry. I also get wanting to beat up Mike Arrington with your blog. I totally get it.
But to suggest that Arrington’s TechCrunch made their intern do this is ludicrous. The intern in question did it of his own volition and Arrington fired the intern as soon as it was discovered, and deleted all of his content.
The PR industry is trying though. Some of them.