From Sgentrepreneurs:
Local entrepreneur, Leonard Lin has been making waves with his very popular game, BattleStations and has even been interviewed twice by us. Recently, he suffered a possible case of media coverage gone wrong.
Leonard was featured in a My Paper article (13th March 2009) that according to him, painted “a very negative” picture that he disputes.
Leonard’s comments on the article was sent in an email to MyPaper and also made its rounds on Facebook (you have to be logged in to view the note, otherwise, it’s appended at the end of this article) and has gotten many sympathetic responses. Suppose you are the entrepreneur involved, and you feel that your words were twisted to sensationalize the article, how would you feel?
Read the full article in sgentrepreneurs.
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Huh?
Waz so -ve abt the coverage?
Not flattering enough is it?
He thinks he shld get covered like he PAP minister?
what’s the big deal?
i don’t see anything wrong with the coverage.
he does indeed come across as a money-driven gamer
what’s your point TOC???
Maybe the title make him looks so profit-driven as he dont want to associate himself with money-minded PAP ? Apart from that the article is just ok, normal, nothing special …
Eh… if so thin-skinned and sensitive, then don’t go on record to a reporter. Get media trained or something before you go.
In any case, I don’t see what’s so negative about the article. Storm in a teacup.
Have you guys run any business before? If not, you probably don’t understand how important brand image is.
The journalist is lucky because the article is ambiguous. If there’s anything substantial, the guy could have easily sued. I know I would have. That should teach people something about required competency in jobs.
#5Parka
Precisely because “article is ambiguous” is reason why he shld not have gone public abt his unhappiness.
He could have managed his “brand” by keeping quiet.
I never read the original piece until I read the TOC piece. As it is I have come to certain conclusions abt him that are -ve.
Suing — easier said than done.