Archive for December 19th, 2006
Who is it on the other end of the email?
One of the concerns people raise about email interviews is that you’re allowing the interviewee take their time to craft an answer, maybe even run it by some media handlers. It’s turned out to be a non-issue, I think, because interviews by email generally allows people more time to give thoughtful, useful answers instead of [...]
Posted: December 19th, 2006 under Email Interviews, Getting an Interview, IM Interviews, Media Interview Trends, Technology and Media Interviews, Tips for Interviewees.
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OJ interviewer and publisher given the sack
HarperCollins took their time, but have finally fired Judith Regan, the publisher of the cancelled O.J. Simpson book and the interviewer from the cancelled OJ TV interview on Fox. Thanks to The Flack for pointing out the good news.
Posted: December 19th, 2006 under TV Interview Case Studies.
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The interviewer cracked
The editor of Cracked magazine, Jay Pinkerton, did an interview that went rather badly, and he blogged about what it’s like to be on the other side of an interview: In working for a magazine [that] conducts interviews, I’ve come across people who outright refuse to take questions by phone or in person, asking for [...]
Posted: December 19th, 2006 under Interviewer Experiences, Interviews Gone Bad, Phone Interviews, The Fear Factor.
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