[WikiEN-l] News agencies are not RSs

[Gwern Branwen]

On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 2:42 PM, Sage Ross<ragesoss+wikipedia at gmail.com> wrote:
> It would raise his profile, indicate that Western media had taken
> notice of the kidnapping, and therefore raise his value to the
> kidnappers (either his value as a negotiating chip or his symbolic
> value if executed).
>
> -Sage (User:Ragesoss)

I don't buy this thinking. This is the sort of wooly-headed stuff that
has us throwing billions down the black hole of Homeland Security &
taking off our shoes at airports. 'security experts' will say
anything; I don't trust them unless they're Bruce Schneier.

After all, massive publicity hardly worked out badly for [[Jill Carroll]].

-- 
gwern