
Press junkets: what the studio-funded interview machine produces
A press junket is a studio-run press day that turns star interviews into a wave of uniform release-week coverage, with publicists controlling access, timing, and the room.

A press junket is a studio-run press day that turns star interviews into a wave of uniform release-week coverage, with publicists controlling access, timing, and the room.

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