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Interviewing

  • 03-05-2004 6:00pm
    #1
    star gazer
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 1,733 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    There was an interesting situation on the rte News at One radio program on Friday where the Minister in Question was refusing to come on at the same time as the opposition politician. Interviewers are trained in devils advocate type techniques where they go on the opposite point of view as the person they interview. I think it's hard for interviewers to be able to respond to someone who is well versed and has been for a long time on a particular issue even with the production team and researchers behind them. With the issue of political accountability becoming more and more relevant in politics these days should media organisations do as they are told and get their interview with the Minister or other topical subject or should they say no and dictate the format to those coming on their show?

    ps. There may not be any one answer to the question and most celebrities probably wouldn't go onto a radio/tv show they were going to be grilled on.


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  • #2
    monument
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 14,090 Mod ✭✭✭✭monument


    Originally posted by star gazer
    should they say no and dictate the format to those coming on their show?

    Then they will say no to going on the show.

    Best not to let them know about the format, but that can causes problems as well.


  • #3
    flogen
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 10,247 Mod ✭✭✭✭flogen


    a thorny one...:D
    if they dictate, the politician may refuse, if they do what they're told then they become a soap-box for the party.

    I would say that they let the guests know how its going to work, in this case having different parties debating. It probably doesnt happen alot that they will refuse to come on, only when they know it will not be a chance to bag votes, if they do refuse to come on, the presenter should make it known, and thus show people that the politician was too spineless to face up to facts (obviously, theyd be more neutral than that). If word gets out amongst voters that a TD refuses to face questions on a contentious issue, it will suggest s/he has no answers, also the opposition parties will have fun using it against them.

    Media should never be dictated by the whims of politicians, any infulence from parties hacks away at unbias reporting and neutrality.

    I wouldnt agree with not telling them the format, though, it would cause many problems

    Flogen


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