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    Reporting on Tesla by Russ Mitchell (LA Times)

    >The news coverage is arguably lacking in criticism of Tesla's actual problems, but is full of complete BS. Please provide fact-based details. So far, I've seen none.
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    Reporting on Tesla by Russ Mitchell (LA Times)

    As for Mitchell's following the TSLAQ trolls he follows on Twitter (something that puzzles and dismays me a great deal), I have to wonder if a just-as-likely explanation is that he does it just to piss off Tesla fans. I just can't agree with FC's explanation that all the TSLAQ-following is...
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    Reporting on Tesla by Russ Mitchell (LA Times)

    The secret's out -- I've been brainwashed by Bob Lutz! On a serious note - as I've repeatedly said, neither I nor any member of my family holds a position in Tesla, any auto company, or any tech company directly and significantly involved in transportation.
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    Blog Tesla Shareholders Ask for Better Public Relations

    This may be true for some publications, but is utterly false for most. Certainly not at my own Los Angeles Times. Same goes for New York Times, Washington Post, and many others. Advertisers have NO effect on editorial operations.
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    Blog Tesla Shareholders Ask for Better Public Relations

    >What nobody seems to grasp is the media is typically friendly to it's advertisers. If you don't spend advertising dollars, don't expect positive articles. I'm sorry that is just the way the world works This may be true for some community-level media outlets. It's not true whatsoever for media...
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    Tesla Model 3 Down: Won't Power Up, and is Inaccessible

    Hey Mark, I cover electric cars for the Los Angeles Times. I'm doing a story about initial Model 3 quality. It's not intended to be a negative piece -- by all accounts the car's a blast to drive. But it seems there are some issues that Tesla needs to resolve, and yours is certainly one of them...
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    What caused the fire???
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    Supercharger - Mountain View, CA (12 V2 stalls)

    Hey TR, I write for the LA Times. Is it okay if we run your photo? Russ Mitchell Russ Mitchell