I'm probably slightly playing devils advocate but I don't mean to be controversial for the sake of it, I just think this is interesting.
TC is media/journalism and even if that's at a tabloid level personally I do believe that companies shouldn't withdraw privileges or sanction a media company based on unfavorable stories being written about them.
I think its a bad precedent to set even on this minor scale.
But TechCrunch is wholly unprofessional. They have no standards. You can't have morals when you're dealing with amoral people.
Say what you will about Mashable—and I could say tons—they generally play the game earnestly and fairly. While I don't hate TechCrunch and enjoy a few of their articles, it's a scum site with scum standards.
TC is media/journalism and even if that's at a tabloid level personally I do believe that companies shouldn't withdraw privileges or sanction a media company based on unfavorable stories being written about them.
I think its a bad precedent to set even on this minor scale.