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I am reading the magazine, The Economist, July 3rd 2021, and there is a paragraph that I cannot understand. The paragraph analyses the function of the public relations department of companies. The author divides public relations people into three different categories based on their attitude towards journalists.
Let's dissect the paragraph sentence by sentence:
What does the word “they” refer to in this context? Does this sentence mean the same as this sentence? “Getting real information from a company is to irritating public relations people.”
hacks
- to cut into pieces in a rough and violent way, often without aiming exactly: Three villagers were hacked to death in a savage attack.
- in football and rugby, to kick the ball away or to foul (= act against the rules) by kicking another player in the leg.
- to get into someone else's computer system without permission in order to find out information or do something illegal.
What does this sentence mean? Thanks in advance.
The existence of these categories is not the only reason journalists have a love-hate relationship with the PR industry. However irritating PR people can be, they are often one of the only conduits for information about a company. And many hacks in their 30s and 40s opt to join the industry as a way of earning a bigger salary. In a sense, the relationship is an ecosystem, in which both parties regard the other as the parasites.
Let's dissect the paragraph sentence by sentence:
However irritating PR people can be, they are often one of the only conduits for information about a company.
What does the word “they” refer to in this context? Does this sentence mean the same as this sentence? “Getting real information from a company is to irritating public relations people.”
And many hacks in their 30s and 40s opt to join the industry as a way of earning a bigger salary.
hacks
- to cut into pieces in a rough and violent way, often without aiming exactly: Three villagers were hacked to death in a savage attack.
- in football and rugby, to kick the ball away or to foul (= act against the rules) by kicking another player in the leg.
- to get into someone else's computer system without permission in order to find out information or do something illegal.
What does this sentence mean? Thanks in advance.
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