Archive for September, 2007
An abundance of tired cliches
Love this observation from the Capital Cloak blog:
Professional athletes and government intelligence officials have at least one shared characteristic: Both give a lot of media interviews, but despite an abundance of words spoken neither offers anything beyond tired clichés. I often wonder why journalists bother conducting such interviews. Rarely will a professional athlete state anything [...]
Posted: September 23rd, 2007 under Asking Questions, Political Tips.
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Politico vs. Rep. Peter King on too many mosques
I heard a headline on CNN the other day that made me curious. New York Rep. Peter King allegedly said there were too many mosques in the United States, but he claimed he was being taken out of context. The remarks were said to be in an interview with Politico.com, so I immediately [...]
Posted: September 22nd, 2007 under Accuracy, Journalistic Credibility, Location Interviews, Media Interview Preparation, TV Interview Case Studies, Transparency, Your Presentation.
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