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Trump, Comey, Leaks to the Media and Your Organization

Subtitles All organizations leak information to the media. Leaking behavior depends on the degree of internal disputes and the extent that employees feel that they can influence management. Yes, your boss talks to the media. Success With the Media I…

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Breaking Bad News First: The Press Release and Who Speaks

Subtitles Breaking bad news first can put you in control of difficult circumstances. The first thing to do is to thoroughly understand your subject matter. Write the release as a news story. Depending upon the complexity of the issue, this…

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Final Tips For “The Art of the Interview” # Two

Subtitles Do you want to influence the story? Then you need to talk to reporters. Success With the Media I wrote, “Success With the Media, Everything You Need to Survive Reporters and Your Organization” (available at Barnes and Noble and…

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Final Tips For “The Art of the Interview”

Subtitles Do you want to influence the story? Then you need to talk to reporters. Success With the Media I wrote, “Success With the Media, Everything You Need to Survive Reporters and Your Organization” (available at Barnes and Noble and…

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Should You Participate in Talk Radio?

Subtitles Do you want to influence the story? Then you need to talk to reporters. It can be in the organization’s best interest to participate in talk radio. In these cases, I try not to contribute by telephone. Instead, I…

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Press Conferences-What to Wear-The Art of the Interview

Subtitles Do you want to influence the story? Then you need to talk to reporters. Most organizations should avoid press or news conferences when possible. Ninety percent of the success of a press conference depends on the level of preparation…

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Have You Been Through Media Hell? The Art of the Interview

Subtitles Do you want to influence the story? Then you need to talk to reporters. The issue becomes survival. How are you going to do your job ethically and honestly when it becomes impossible to handle the load? When you…

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Local Radio and Television Reporters: Fairer Than You Think

Subtitles Do you want to influence the story? Then you need to talk to reporters. The majority of local radio and television reporters will go out of their way to make you feel comfortable. These observations, however, do not always…

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Going Off-the-Record With Reporters-The Art of the Interview

Subtitles Do you want to influence the story? Then you need to talk to reporters. An off-the-record conversation means that reporters can use the information offered as part of building blocks to form a hypothesis. It means they can use…

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Moving at Media Speed-The Art of the Interview

Subtitles Do you want to influence the story? Then you need to talk to reporters. One of the major problems for spokespeople is that they move at the speed of media when everyone else in the organization is moving at…

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