[ModernCamaro.com News]

WASHINGTON -- Automakers' time-honored system of handing out early photos and specs of vehicles to the media and embargoing their release for maximum exposure during the Detroit auto show has been thrown asunder this year by the blogosphere and the heightened competition among media to be the first to show photos of hot new cars.

More...

 

[OverAnxious]

So far this year, information about the Chevy Malibu sedan, Dodge Viper sports car, the Lincoln MKR concept and the Chevy Camaro convertible has leaked out early on the Web and in car magazines.

How is this any different then any other year? :lol:

 

[Chris 96 WS6]

LMAO...what an ironically appropriate time for the news bot to post this article!!!

 

[OctaneZ28]

They need to start comin with lawsuits for places that break embargo, this is getting silly!!

 

[OverAnxious]

The timing of this automated thread is amazing :lol:

 

[Chris 96 WS6]

They need to start comin with lawsuits for places that break embargo, this is getting silly!!

I agree 100%. Really hurts the guys that are trying to do things the right way, like me last year and you this time around.

 

[USA1Camaro]

If they want to keep a lid on it, then kep a lid on it.

Have an appointed day and time when official media materials are released. No more honor system. Bar the ones from the obtaining media packets that have demonstrated they have no honor.

 

[Chris 96 WS6]

Will never happen because the print media would whine to high heaven about becoming irrelevant since the interweb publishes instant and it takes Car and Driver 2.5 months to go from editors to newsstands.

But the point they are missing is that they are pretty much already irrelevant in terms of cutting edge info. There is still a great role for magazines but breaking news isn't it.

 

[OctaneZ28]

They have specific embargo dates to follow, but they choose not to.

Yeah, the only real way it will end is by just not giving them advance notice.

 

[54inches]

blah, blah, blah.....

 

[Z28 Autobot]

ohh well..

 

[54inches]

What oh what can we do, it is a shame!