Re: I hate seeing the bad guys win

Posted by Cara on April 15, 2002 at 21:39:55:

In Reply to: Re: I hate seeing the bad guys win posted by LLB on April 15, 2002 at 21:06:29:

LLB,

I think you make a very good point. As someone who has spent years dealing with the media on the most adversarial basis (I started out in political PR), you learn early to watch every single word that comes out of your mouth. You also learn to never ever go off the record. If you don't say it, they can't quote you.

With that said, I do not know any savvy professionals who don't tape record their interviews. I always put my handy dandy panasonic mini right there on the table next to the reporter's. That way, if there are any disputes over content, context, wording, etc., I have my proof and -- in a few instances -- my retraction.

It seems to me that if the reporter was as clueless about the romance genre as Ms. Hatcher indicates, then she would have been doubly wary of everything she told him.

Just my two cents.

Cara

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: LLB, : I think you make a very good point. As someone who has spent years dealing with the media on the most adversarial basis (I started out in political PR), you learn early to watch every single word that comes out of your mouth. You also learn to never ever go off the record. If you don't say it, they can't quote you. : With that said, I do not know any savvy professionals who don't tape record their interviews. I always put my handy dandy panasonic mini right there on the table next to the reporter's. That way, if there are any disputes over content, context, wording, etc., I have my proof and -- in a few instances -- my retraction. : It seems to me that if the reporter was as clueless about the romance genre as Ms. Hatcher indicates, then she would have been doubly wary of everything she told him. : Just my two cents. : Cara