By: kathryntomasek
Enormously useful advice that is well worth repeating over and over. Thanks, Brian!
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My significant other is a journalist in a smallish town paper. One of his big annoyances is the assumption that when people talk to him (in his professional capacity), there are things that are fair...
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I concur with Brian’s tips. All good stuff. I would add two things: (1) No matter what jargon the journalist or interviewer uses, don’t follow suit. I once mistakenly took the cue from an interviewer...
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This is so helpful. Many thanks to the MLA and to Brian Croxall for sharing the tips with us. As an Arabic professor I have had to learn these tips because of media interest in Arabic programs and in...
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I once agreed to be interviewed for two hours on a popular talk radio show that thrived on sensationalism and confrontation. I’m an anthropologist and most of the questions that listeners phoned in...
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One more thing, because there have been so many distortions of what interviewees say due to selective editing: require (or record for yourself) a COMPLETE audio or video of the interview! Then if...
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I am a reporter and always practice point #6 (“So what you’re saying is…”) during interviews. My objective here is to make sure that I understand the points my interviewee is trying to make so that I...
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St. Norbert College president Thomas Kunkel, a former journalist, shared the following media tips to presidents. 11 Short Things Every President Should Know About Media Relations 1. Involve the...
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What normal admissions requirements? Many schools now use the concept of “holistic admissions” criteria in evaluating what a student has to offer the school and what their chances for academic success...
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They will be bounced if they fail to be a student in “good standing” at university. Student-athletes flunk out just like other students. Except maybe at Stanford I guess, they don’t give “Fs” and you...
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