Blogger slams Aol’s PR department

TechCrunch ’s Erick Schonfeld is irked by Aol’s PR pros, because the company made repeated statements that TechCrunch ’s reporting on AOL was wrong — even though it was later proved correct. “PR is not supposed to be fiction and spin,” Schonfeld wrote. “At least not all the time. Occasionally the communications professionals at companies, particularly publicly traded companies, are supposed to actually tell the truth. And perhaps help journalists and bloggers wi…

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