22 Oct
2003
22 Oct
'03
9:43 a.m.
From: "John Lawson" <jpl15(a)panix.com>
Re: Being 'published'.
IN previous lives, I have been interviewed dozens of times for print
and video media. not once - NOT ONE TIME - has the entire article been
100% factual and/or accurate. They *always* have gotten something wrong,
misquoted, fucked up - whatever.
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Hi
I refuse to talk to reporters. I've had similar experiences
and just don't find any positive value in talking to them.
If they took the time to pass their articles by the people
they were writing about to check accuracy, they might get
me to try. Since they don't, I don't.
Dwight
22 Oct
22 Oct
3:08 p.m.
On Wed, 22 Oct 2003, Dwight K. Elvey wrote:
I refuse to talk to reporters. I've had similar
experiences
and just don't find any positive value in talking to them.
If they took the time to pass their articles by the people
they were writing about to check accuracy, they might get
me to try. Since they don't, I don't.
The best experience I ever had was with the Los Angeles Times Magazine.
Not only was the reporter a consumate professional (it was skater Tony
Hawk's brother!), but he called later to verify every fact he was going to
report on, then a staffer at the LA Times Magazine called me to also
double-check every fact before going to print. And this was for a 300 or
so word article!
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