• Obfuscation
    Monday January 19, 2009

    www.themediatrainers.com And I thought politicians were the experts at interview obfuscation. But, then I saw an interview with Harley Shaiken with the American Rights at Work organization. He spins so much you can get dizzy just listening to him. (Click on the video below.) His issue is labor’s drive to either pre-empt or stop secret […]

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  • A Politician Who’s Not Evasive?
    Monday January 12, 2009

    https://themediatrainers.com/ Politicians typically are horrible role models for learning how to interact with news media interviewers. They’re notorious for their propensity to ignore questions and spew the rehearsed “company” line. They usually are much better to use as examples of evasion. Just think back to the recent and very protracted presidential campaign. Candidates and their […]

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