WRONG THINGS TO SAY

There are a couple of examples in today's press of incidents where things have been said of printed that are probably going to do more damage than good.
In the Daily Xpress story about the government initiative to help the poor, they've vox-popped people for their opinions. A newspaper salesman is quoted as saying: "Newspaper orders are down 30 per cent because customers want to cut expenses." So that's Nation Group admitting they've lost 30 per cent of their sales. Why on earth did they print the opinions of a newspaper salesman who is actually saying something detrimental to their own business?
Elsewhere, the chairman of the One-Two-Go airline told The Bangkok Post that he was seriously pondering whether to ground the airline "temporarily" on mounting cost pressures and a poor business outlook. "I'm not lying to myself about the reality of the situation. A painful decision needs to be made," he said. That's going to do wonders for the confidence of anyone already booked or thinking of booking a flight with that airline.
Do those in charge really think about the ramifications of what they say or do?