Even in countries where the 1st Amendment, Freedom of Speech, is not in play; the media reigns. Reporters won’t be ignored. So you must choose to work with them in balancing the story with your side, too. Or, try to control them at your peril. Case in point. According to a recent Australian Financial Review afr.com, Australian billionaire Solomon Lew tried to keep the tale of his children’s lawsuit for their inheritance out of the press who reported him as a “greedy ogre.” He appealed to the judge who told him, referring to the media coverage, “the horse has already bolted.”
Then the judge ruled that Mr. Lew should pay the media’s court costs.