Mary Yugo <[email protected]> wrote:
> If they suspected it is fraud they would be crazy to allow that press >> release. They would issue a strong denial instead. >> > > Most people who have not followed the progress of this story carefully > from the start have no reason to suspect a fraud. I think NI simply has no > idea whether Rossi's machines do what he says they do. > I doubt that. In my experience, large corporations do not authorize press releases without checking things out carefully. Anyone can do a Google search and find out in a few seconds that Rossi is very controversial. I do not think it is likely that the public relations department at National Instruments has not even bothered to do a Google search and they have "no idea" whether Rossi's machines do what he says they do. At any corporation, the public relations department will strive to avoid any association with fraud, criminality or controversy. They will not allow a press release which might harm the company image. To put it bluntly, if Trisha McDonell, Corporate PR Manager, allowed this press release and Rossi turns out to be a crook, she may lose her job. If she did not do a Google search for Rossi, she deserves to lose her job. (She would not be blamed if someone at a higher level authorized the press release.) - Jed
