On Sat, 6 Feb 1999, Sean Garrett [of Ogilvy] wrote:
> I know that some will say that no amount of PR could help ICANN if
> deliberative meetings aren't completely open.
That's an interesting spin to put on what people have actually said.
It subtly implies that they are stubborn, extremist fools.
The reality is that the ICANN board has refused to open up their
meetings at all. They have gone further: they have said that if the
rules were changed to require board meetings to be open, they would
simply hold private meetings in advance that would turn the supposedly
open meetings into charades. This is extreme, stubborn, and foolish.
What people like me have said that hiring a PR firm instead of opening
up is completely wrong-headed. We don't need a nice gloss on the same
old dumb policies. We need changes in those policies. Given those
changes, it makes all sorts of sense to retain a PR firm to brag about
the good news.
Try to understand that. What we need most is some good news. We don't
need a better spin on the same old bad news.
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