Embargoing
Sometimes a press release is distributed early and embargoed – that is, news organizations are requested not to report the story until a specified time.
For instance, news organizations usually receive a copy of presidential speeches several hours in advance. Product or media reviewers are commonly given a sample or preview of a product ahead of its release date.
Unless the journalist has voluntarily agreed to honor the embargo in advance, usually via a legally binding non-disclosure agreement,
the journalist is under no obligation to it.
However, even in the absence of any obligation, news organizations generally do not break the embargo for sources that they wish to cultivate.
If they do, then the agency or client that sent the release may blacklist them.
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