[bestbits] Our statement hits the news

Tue May 14 12:19:45 EDT 2013

Jeremy,

With respect, the issue is not that an attack dog acted as an attack dog, that is to be expected. 

Rather the issue is that the statement was written in such a way that it could be understood (and was understood) to be supportive of her attack dog position.

M

From: Jeremy Malcolm [mailto:jeremy at ciroap.org] 
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 8:42 AM
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Subject: Re: [bestbits] Our statement hits the news

Her reporting on WCIT was along similar lines; I commented (critically) on it to her at the time. I don't think our statement influenced her take on the issues, it is an established position of the market for which she is writing.

I hope that we can influence the tech media over the longer term to be a bit more nuanced; for my part I am writing for an Asian tech publication to provide a more balanced view. Others can do the same - online tech publications often accept guest articles. We can only do so much to control how our statements are used, though. 

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On 14 May, 2013, at 5:30 PM, "michael gurstein" <gurstein at gmail.com> wrote:

Jeremy,

I must say that reading the article and reflecting on its timing and content rather gives me further reservations about the referenced statement.  

Is it the intention of BB to so evidently be align(able) with one side in the emerging Internet Governance "Cold War"?

Perhaps the author of the article being pointed to misread/misinterpreted the statement but that the statement could be misread in this way should give some cause for concern I would have thought.

M 

From: bestbits-request at lists.bestbits.net [mailto:bestbits-request at lists.bestbits.net] On Behalf Of Jeremy Malcolm
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2013 10:12 PM
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Subject: [bestbits] Our statement hits the news

Even before we officially deliver it (which will be done this morning), our statement has hit the news (alarmist headline notwithstanding):

http://www.zdnet.com/uns-itu-pursues-internet-control-again-this-week-7000015259/

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