Posts

Leveraging localness featurre

Leveraging Localness

/
As I’ve discussed before (Why There’s No Such Thing as ‘Only…
Personal Questions feature

Why Journalists ask Personal Questions

/
Top of the list of questions that throw people in media interviews…
Do journalists make good press officers? feature

Do Journalists Make Good Press Officers?

/
My short answer to this is: rarely I had a furious row with…
Logical Fallacies feature

How Journalists Use Logical Fallacies

/
There are a number of well-known logical fallacies, tricks or…
The most important media interviews this year

The Most Important Media Interviews This Year

/
Anyone who thinks learning to manage a media interview is a rather…
Why there's no such thing as local media

Why There’s No Such Thing as ‘Only Local’ Media

/
Before Liz Truss’ now famous series of local radio interviews…
Gotcha feature

How to cope with ‘Gotcha’ questions during media interviews

/
“Gotcha!” For those of us of a certain age, it was…
Leaders Should Show Emotion

Official: Leaders Should Show Emotion (Sparingly)

/
My 91-year-old mother was not impressed with King Charles III’s…
Quick-fire questions feature

Quick-Fire Questions; Long-Term Consequences

/
In a series of rapid questions to Liz Truss during the Tory leadership…
Truss v. Sunak Takeaway Lessons

Truss v. Sunak: Takeaway Lessons

/
Plenty of others are commenting on the political implications…