How to arrange an interview
The interview is one of the most basic building blocks of journalism. It sounds obvious, but reporters have to talk to people to learn what's really going on. And journalists …
When officials won’t talk
Remember when getting an interview with an elected official wasn't so darned hard? When government employees were actually willing to sit down with reporters to discuss the people's business? These days, says KOMU-TV news director Stacey Woelfel, the flacks have taken over and, what's worse, no …
How the media treated me
It happens all the time. A tragedy thrusts ordinary folks into the media spotlight. They're peppered with questions, pestered for photographs of deceased loved ones, and paraded onto newscasts and news pages. That can be quite a jolt to those already traumatized. Journalists walk a tightrope …