Everything you need to know about media interviews and speaking to journalists

Dealing with journalists often fills people with some measure of apprehension. You may frequently hear remarks like “You cannot trust a journalist”, or “stories are distorted”, or “people are misquoted”. In some cases, this happens, but by and large it isn’t the norm. Most journalists are trying to do a decent job, and if you understand what they are trying to do and how they go about it, you stand a much better chance of avoiding the pitfalls.