http://www.csoonline.com/article/2952395/security-awareness/a-primer-on-dealing-with-the-media-as-a-hacker-and-dealing-with-hackers-as-the-media.html
By Steve Ragan
Salted Hash
CSO
July 23, 2015
Next month, thousands of hackers will travel to Las Vegas, and hundreds of
journalists are going follow them. The adversarial relationship between
hackers and the press has existed for years, but there are ways to
navigate the playing field and strike a balance
The idea for this post came from two places; Twitter and a blog post by
Violet Blue over at Rapid7. The Rapid7 post has a lot of great advice for
Black Hat and dealing with the media on a corporate level. It's a smart
post, and it's something you should read either before or after reading
this article. I'd also like to point out two additional sources from Uli
Ries and The Grugq.
For the hackers:
Not everyone in the media is your enemy, but – and be real clear about
this – they're not your friends either.
They're working stiffs, and like you they have a job with demands, unique
pressures, and stress. For you, hacking is a way of life – it's who you
are. That mindset is the same for journalists.
Granted, there's nothing wrong with having friends in the media, in fact
it's helpful at times, but there needs to be a level of trust that exists
in that relationship and trust is earned – even among friends.
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