Media Training

The Media Are Calling. How Will You Answer?

Bob Berkowitz | Posted 05.27.2012

Bob Berkowitz

A reporter calls you and says he or she wants to interview you for a news story. Great. Now, what do you do?

How to Avoid Foot-in-Mouth Disease

Jonathan Bernstein | Posted 05.25.2011

Jonathan Bernstein

Shoes belong on your feet, not in your mouth, so use this list to make sure you get the best possible media training.

Journos, Press Freedom Activists Decry Lebanon's Draft ICT Law

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 05.25.2011

Magda Abu-Fadil

Press freedom advocates fear any clampdown would put Lebanon, noted for its open cyberspace, in the same league as other Arab countries that jail and torture bloggers for their dissenting views.

China Reporter Training: Certification System To Require Marxist Theories Of News

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

BEIJING — China will toughen requirements for reporters by launching a new certification system that requires training in Marxist and communist theo...

Don't Tease Us, Authors

Arielle Ford | Posted 05.25.2011

Arielle Ford

Authors, please, should you be fortunate enough to land an interview on a morning talk show, your job is to sell the book. This means you need to share the juicy and fascinating details that will spur someone to get off the couch and go buy the book.

The Al Haig Communication Lesson

Bill McGowan | Posted 05.25.2011

Bill McGowan

If you ever doubted the damage one ill-advised and poorly-executed public statement can make, just read some of Alexander Haig's recent obits. Years ...