And you can usually add the looming threat of tougher, imposed media regulation, here represented by HMG's new 10-week consultation period to decide what to do about Leveson.
As a result of the team's self imposed media blackout, there was no showcasing of Gonzalez, or any of the team members, to appeal to the Latin American community or make appeals to various American immigrant communities that avid lovers of the sport.
No one can deny the importance of the internet and social networks – when a regime imposes a media blackout, they can be used to both inform and mobilise people.
"They're trying to impose old media rules in the new media".
The fact that access during the evacuation has been so difficult for national and international media has sparked a lot of criticism from journalists, who have accused the Greek government of imposing a media blackout.
Imogen Wall, freelance consultant, @imogenwall, London, UK BBC Media Action works in 26 countries, has hundreds of media and capacity- building partnerships and reaches more than 200 million people – so the concern that we might impose on media in developing countries is obviously one we worry about.
There were also government efforts to impose a media blackout, including by cutting off the internet.
"The government imposed a media ban to prevent this catastrophe from turning into a severe criticism of their behaviour," said Sinan Ulgen, a visiting scholar at Carnegie Europe.
The news comes as a Turkish court imposed a media blackout on coverage of the kidnapping of dozens of Turks by Isis militants in Mosul.
Moustafa, who says he's innocent, is an ally of President Hosni Mubarak; the government has, helpfully, imposed a media blackout on his trial.
