The Media Interview

What are people feeling and doing while being interviewed by phone? You can find postings like this one from director Arin Crumley that give you some perspective:
CFUN Radio Interview - Arin CrumleyUploaded by Arincrumley
Arin and co-director Susan Buice have a good little collection of videos of their phone interviews - it’s a great way [...]

What happened in Arizona stayed in Arizona… until the internet came along. The chances of a local mistake going national or international just grow and grow.
Arizona State quarterback Rudy Carpenter apologized Monday for swearing during a live radio interview after the Sun Devils’ victory over Oregon State…
The interview was posted on YouTube, and [...]

It always pays to know at least a bit about the reporter, the show, the blog, the station, etc. before you go into an interview. Here’s how internet marketing expert David Erickson prepped for a recent radio interview:
Considering the topic, I did some online research about her and learned a great deal about the [...]

Rosie O’Donnell has shunned (so far) all mainstream media interviews about her new book Celebrity Detox. Instead, she’s posted a series of self-produced interview clips on her blog. Citizen entertainment journalism at work.

Having just written about the growth of TV cameras in radio studios and the need to watch what you say during commercials breaks, comes this story from KESQ TV:
The male escort responsible for the downfall of Christian evangelist leader Ted Haggard is now alleging that embattled Senator Larry Craig also came to see him.
While promoting [...]

Barnes and Noble’s revamped website includes an area called Barnes and Noble Media and it’s a treasure-trove of author interviews as well as interviews with musicians and filmakers. Thanks to Social Media Optimization for alerting me to this. Here are the relevant sections from the B&N press release:
The new site features “One on One” [...]

There’s only one thing in the world worse than dissing the media that interview you and that is, doing it publicly, like in a blog:
[I ended up] doing not just one, but two days of media interviews.
i shouldn’t complain, really. the outcome of my first cold-call pitching was great. we got the globe, province, cbc, [...]

Reading through a post by Mr. Obie Joe about his disappointment upon hearing a favourite online journalist speaking live, I was reminded of one of my favourite scenes from the movie Singing in the Rain, when silent screen star Lina Lamont opens her mouth to do her first talkie. Yikes, does she sound like [...]

You’re a former contestant on American Idol. You’ve just finished having lunch, and as you leave the restaurant, some guy sticks a cellphone or other small camera in your face and starts asking questions about your career. You give a few answers as you try to walk away, including your opinion of Britney Spears’s [...]

The days of hiding behind the microphone in a radio studio are long gone, at least for anyone in the public eye. Either the video media is covering the interview, or the station itself is making a video, or it’s even being simulcast over the web or some TV channel. Just look at [...]