Financial news site Quartz has updated its policy on how its journalists work with public relations professionals, stating that it will not accept information on the background without recognition.
Executive Editor Heather Landy We will be tough on this with paid corporate spokespeople. If we request information and it is emailed to us with a note from a PR officer stating that the information is provided on the platform, without dice — we have not agreed to it. your terms and we will document this helpful information as we see fit. “
The move follows a similar decision a month ago by The Verge that it would also not accept information from PR professionals on the background without recognition.
“There are times when background conversations are completely appropriate. But they’re not on the platform unless we’ve agreed to that first,” Landy said on Twitter on Friday.
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