One of the first things that reporters and media relations people are taught during training is that today's news stories will be wrapping fish suppers tomorrow. Old news is soon forgotten, and for people and organisations castigated in those stories, this is no bad thing if unwelcome news can be buried rapidly. Another lesson taught early on is that when you're in a hole, you stop digging. And you certainly don't shout about your predicament.
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