Because thatās exactly what a closed event isā¦ invitation only. Pretty common for companies to hold these announcements and have them invite only, this includes media.
True. I probably would have stayed at my desk and written a story asking why the Premier of Nova Scotia was announcing āgood news for Nova Scotiansā at a private public relations event instead of at a public media one.
Tim and the gang are hardly Hunter S. Thompson level gonzos, but note that they did get a story out of this.
You and I both know that nothing was going to happen at that press conference that was worth a full day of driving to cover. They were never going to get interesting answers to real questions at an event like that.
Talk about scares journalism resources and then go cover a press release and hour of verbal diarrhea? They've got better things to go examine.
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u/maximumice š»Head Ghoul 14h ago
Why on Earth would this be a āclosed eventā but other, hand-picked media outlets were allowed to be there?
Answer: EverWind is not interested in answering questions if doesnāt want asked.