JetSmarter Tries To Extort Journalist For Positive Coverage

Posted in: News by Doug Gollan, March 4, 2017

We’ve seen plenty of aggressive requests from companies that want positive coverage, but perhaps none as absurd as what we just got from JetSmarter — a startup that’s been called the “Uber for private jets”. In exchange for a demonstration of the service (a round-trip flight in the US), JetSmarter sent us an agreement that demands an uncritical puff piece. Read more…

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