Angry radio listeners this month have been making us think about some of the most annoying interview habits – try to steer clear of these! 1. Starting your answer with the word ‘so’. BBC Radio 4’s Feedback programme has this month been focusing on listener complaints about this increasingly prevalent habit (Q: “Why are you… Read more »
When being interviewed by a reporter, should you ask to see the quotes before they go into the article? Some organisations we work with would never dream of asking for this, others won’t let their spokespeople talk to a publication without some sort of copy approval. The topic has been a hot one in the… Read more »
Much has been made of the mind-bogglingly terrible BBC Newsnight interview given by Lord Tim Bell, the founder of the now-collapsed PR firm Bell Pottinger. The car-crash appearance came in the wake of its highly controversial work for Oakbay Capital in South Africa, owned by the Gupta family. Lord Bell made a bad situation worse… Read more »
There has been a lot of talk this year about falling newspaper circulations and declining TV audiences, but recent figures suggest that with all the concern about ‘fake news’ and unreliable websites, sales of many of the more trusted publications are actually on the rise. It seems there are plenty of people who, more than… Read more »
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Media Training Associates is based in London but we can run courses in Britain or overseas, in small groups or one-on-one. Our clients range from leading banks and insurance companies to law firms, manufacturing businesses and charities.
Our trainers have had experience working for BBC's 'Newsnight' and 'The Money Programme', ITN, and leading national newspapers and magazines.
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