Re: The Press (was Re: still think dems are nice?)

From: Harvey Newstrom (mail@HarveyNewstrom.com)
Date: Fri Jan 26 2001 - 20:53:19 MST


At 1:31 AM +0000 1/27/01, zeb haradon wrote:
>This is true and I have a recommendation to anyone ever being
>interviewed - insist that you will record the interview as well and
>that it is agreed and understood that you'll have publishing rights
>to anything on your recording device. If a reporter takes your
>quotes out of context, you can use the actual record to show how,
>and discredit the reputation of the reporter.

Excellent idea! I will start doing this immediately! I suspect that
reporters will insist that they get first rights to publish,
otherwise their interview loses value to them. However, the prospect
of having a recording from which to counter misquotes seems to be
excellent insurance!

-- 
Harvey Newstrom <HarveyNewstrom.com>



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