Press Embargoes: Old Custom Defended

"Embargoes: Time to break the habit?"
CenterNetworks (March 26, 2008)

"Embargoed press releases---a hold-over from public-relations practices in the world of print---remain a constant source of discussion in the world of online publishing. Should they still be in use? Should they be honored? Is "breaking an embargo" warranted?"

"...I would argue it does. Perhaps now more than ever."

Informed, and informative, post about press embargoes: the custom of sending press releases with a 'do not publish before' date.

It's a custom from the days of print. The author argues, persuasively, that the custom has a place in the information age.