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January 12, 2017 11:57 PM
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Trump pits his staff against the media

Trump pits his staff against the media | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

When Donald Trump gathered the press at Trump Tower 20 months ago to announce his unlikely candidacy for president, he reportedly paid actors to fill the marble lobby and cheer.

Not much — and everything — has changed since.

On Wednesday morning, when the president-elect once again faced hundreds of reporters from around the globe gathered in his lobby -- this time for his first press conference in seven months — Trump filled the room with paid staffers who clapped and cheered as he blasted members of the media as purveyors of “fake news.”

It was Trump’s method of battling back an extraordinary report that U.S. intelligence officials have presented both Trump and President Barack Obama with unverified allegations that Russia has compromising information about the incoming 45th president, including about a reported salacious encounter in a Moscow hotel room....

Jeff Domansky's insight:

More about fake news agency news conferences…

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October 24, 2013 3:52 PM
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How To Survive A Media Ambush Interview | Mr. Media Training

How To Survive A Media Ambush Interview | Mr. Media Training | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

When most people think of ambush interviews, they think of a television interviewer chasing after a scandal-tarred executive with camera and microphone in tow.


Those types of ambushes do occur occasionally, but they’re rare. More typically, an ambush occurs in one of two ways:

  • When a reporter shows up without notice.
  • When a reporter deviates from the agreed-upon topic to blindside a source with something totally unexpected.


In both cases, the reporter is after one thing: a great visual that makes you look guilty. If you respond with defensiveness, anger, or shock, the news outlet will run the tape of your bad reaction repeatedly, perhaps for days. You win an ambush by denying the reporter a great visual. If you’re ever ambushed, remember the advice offered in that old deodorant ad: never let ‘em see you sweat. By remaining calm, you prevent reporters from getting the compelling “money shot” they desire. 


Jeff Domansky's insight:

Brad Phillips' advice on ambush interviews by reporters is spot-on. 

wanderingsalsero's curator insight, October 24, 2013 10:13 PM

I haven't even read the article and already I know it's going to be an interesting read (which just goes to show you the power of a headline, doesn't it?).

 

Most small businesses probably very seldom get ambushed into 'media' situation like this article refers to but I still think that being verbally nimble is a very valuable skill.

 

We certainly see it frequently enough in our worthless politicians in Washington, D.C., don't we?

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January 12, 2017 11:50 PM
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Donald Trump’s Dossier-Dominated Press Conference

Donald Trump’s Dossier-Dominated Press Conference | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

Does anyone really believe that story?” Donald Trump said, at his first press conference in more than five months. He was referring to a dossier that BuzzFeed had published the night before, which contained unproved allegations of material that the Russians had supposedly gathered to blackmail Trump. The press conference might not have gone half as well for Trump if that story hadn’t been out. Trump looked angry, in a way that, as anger sometimes does, left him more rhetorically focussed. The rambling defensiveness that criticisms often provoke in him was not so visible. His grandiosity, his resentments, and, at moments, his crudity were all on full display, but not in a way that is likely to alienate his supporters.

 

The first question asked of Trump was whether he had been briefed by American intelligence about the alleged Russian efforts to compromise him, as CNN had reported. He said that he couldn’t talk about classified intelligence, but he did have something to say about what had been publicly reported. “It’s all fake news. It’s phony stuff. It didn’t happen,” he said. “And it was gotten by opponents of ours, as you know, because you reported it and so did many of the other people. It was a group of opponents that got together—sick people—and they put that crap together.”...

Jeff Domansky's insight:

Well  PR and journalists, here's the new reality. Fake news conferences.

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August 26, 2013 9:31 PM
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Radio: Seven Ways to Rock Your Next Interview | Deirdre Breakenridge

Radio: Seven Ways to Rock Your Next Interview | Deirdre Breakenridge | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

I’ve done hundreds of radio interviews throughout my career. They seem simple. After all, you just pick up a phone or visit a studio and have a conversation with the host.


But radio interviews are nothing like normal conversations (unless your friends take listener phone calls and toss to a commercial break every few minutes!). Remember these seven rules for your next radio interview...

Jeff Domansky's insight:

Brad Phillips shares seven useful tips for better radio interviews.

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