[objektif]

You are delusional if you think YC folks does not have a wide network of tech journalists who would side with them when they need.

[__loam]

They give the journos access as long as they don't bite the hand that feeds. Anyone calling this a conspiracy theory simply hasn't been in the valley long enough to see how these things work.

[verve_rat]

Or frankly any industry that is covered by an industry press. Games, movies, cars, it's all the same.

[paulcole]

YC has an entire website (this one) it can use when it needs to lol.