Saving ABC News’s reputation
In the rush to fill a 24 hour cable news channel, ABC News demonstrates the dangers of throwing interviewers still in their first month of broadcasting school straight onto the air…
Ok, the “first month of broadcasting school” may be a bit unfair to Merry Miller of ABC News Now, but I can certainly say that her bosses need to review their on-air selection process.
Thanks to Eric Deggans and his blog The Feed for tipping me off to this video.
And for interviewees - it’s just another example of the kinds of people you’re going to be interviewed by, and even at the national level - so be prepared to deal with them. Kindly in this case, I think.
Posted: September 24th, 2007 under Entertainment Beat, Interview Preparation, Interviews Gone Bad, Satellite Interviews, TV Interview Case Studies.