RE:RE:RE:Some good press today but I don’t think ...Yes, I stand by that....every article published by a respectable news outlet (or ones that wannabe respectable, like OilPrice) send their pieces to company management for comment. Management may choose not to comment, which constitutes a tacit approval of the article. If management wants to work with the publication, they will often "help" the writer by ensuring the facts are correct and even smoothing out the tone if they desire.
Even shorters like Viceroy will send their articles to management - they would love to be able say "management vetted this article"! Needless to say, management won't work with the shorters on their articles!
So yes, management is complicit in the overall tone of articles pumping the stock, if not directly responsible for what is written. Sneaky, isn't it!