8 Media Training Tips for Cliven Bundy from the Pros
1:56 pm, April 24th, 2014
Luke O'Neil
... Granted, at face value, Bundy’s comments seem offensive .. but can we really blame him for them? After all, he wasn’t the one who printed the comments in the newspaper of record, he only said them out loud at a press conference. And besides, he’s not some slick, trained media pro like they have back east. He’s just a simple cattle rancher who happens to honestly wonder whether or not it would be better for black people to be slaves still ...
Most members of the media can tell .. when you’re being honest, for example if you out yourself as a backwards racist rancher who thinks it’s still the 1800s ...
If you don’t know the answer to a question, it’s fine to say so. You might also consider veering wildly off track and start pontificating about completely unrelated matters that make you look really really bad, because this will throw the interviewer off their rhythm and you’ll end up looking like a guy who knows how to take charge of a situation ...
If you’re worried about getting taken out of context by an outlet that may be critical of your point of view, find another one that is more sympathetic where you can then go and say the exact same thing, but in slightly different language.
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