You are better off living with it. Influencing the media to the point where you have reasonable control is a lot of work! Spending more effort on self-publishing is probably better.
Reading Javier's excellent post, I changed my mind. With great patience and care, you _can_ use the media to your advantage. It's not a job for amateurs, though. Do D-W have a press contact who knows how to deal with the press? -- Herman Robak, herman at skolelinux no