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Posted by Kahdoosch on October 28, 2006, 8:20 pm, in reply to "I am not suggesting that at all...." Remember, any press is good press. This isn't as dumb as it appears on the surface. When you're on Parkinson (or Letterman) and you get asked about the latest green initiative, you have to make the right noises. Your lexus might not be the most eco friendly of cars but it ain't a 12 miles per gallon monster guzzler. It's a safe enough stance, you can get a little bit of eco promotion going too. It works well until someone wants to put a Gasometer in your neighbourhood and you use your position to get some NIMBY coverage. You just know that the PR people from the gas company are going to start digging into your act to find out how much of a consumer you are. The upshot is that you can bank on some people to see your side of it. It isn't going to damage your rep in those quarters. THe people who will make the most noise usually support the opinion that a lot of calebs are gobshoites anyway. It's the PR game on both sides, playing to the gallery. Supossedly independent news items sponsored (and often produced) by the corporations to grease the machine and, conversely, private or film studio PR setting up the promo for the next big eco-centric blockbuster. It isn't just the safety issue, though. You can't hop in your citroen and drive from L.A. to calcutta for a promo-spot on a chat show can you? When the content of your work can see you running about from country to country on a tight schedule there is always going to be the oportunity for someone to have a go over your modes of transportation. It isn't just the public who pester people in the limelight. You would be amazed at some of the stories I could tell you about how the media try to set up celebs. Particularly when it is known in the right circles which celebs are likely to fall for the set up.
Depends on the presentation doesn't it?
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