tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11332130.comments2023-09-16T16:40:57.079+01:00The MediaCoach ReportMediaCoachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02632045147454331228noreply@blogger.comBlogger387125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11332130.post-72846277072315573112015-06-14T12:17:37.266+01:002015-06-14T12:17:37.266+01:00Allister,
Thank you for your comment. The terms i...Allister,<br /><br />Thank you for your comment. The terms in which Ms Burley has been criticised - "bitch", "cow" etc are sexist to my way of thinking. Also, I am far from alone in noting that her gender may be relevant. Articles in several newspapers have made exactly the same point - that had the words come from a male journalist such as Jim Naughtie, there would probably have been few complaints.<br /><br />I believe that Ms Burley has crossed the line in previous interviews, with Peter Andre and the wife of serial killer Steve Wright, for example. In this case, I believe she was doing her job of holding a CEO to account.<br /><br />I agree with you that viewers have every right to express their discontent. As a fellow scribe, I have every right to express my support.MediaCoachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02632045147454331228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11332130.post-84539980697791916202015-06-13T21:55:35.140+01:002015-06-13T21:55:35.140+01:00I don't buy your assertion that sexism is fuel...I don't buy your assertion that sexism is fueling the backlash against Ms Burley. There's no evidence for this, nor should we assume that the criticism being laid against her is related in any way to her gender. To do so is perhaps itself an act of sexism.<br /><br />You're right that the interview was overly long, but it was also unnecessarily aggressive and confrontational. The interview left me feeling more sympathy for the interviewee than for those who really deserve our sympathy: the victims of this horrible accident.<br /><br />And there lies the line that Burley should not have crossed. The true public interest resides in establishing the cause of the accident and expressing every sympathy for the victims. When that translates into journalistic bullying, from a journalist of any gender, to score points from an interviewee who is clearly working hard to serve the public interest, I think viewers have a right to politely express their discontent.Allisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02535131508563644578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11332130.post-17828592166832712182015-06-12T21:21:35.891+01:002015-06-12T21:21:35.891+01:00No one is apportioning blame. It's a perfectly...No one is apportioning blame. It's a perfectly reasonable question to ask about injuries. It's also perfectly reasonable to deflect the question on the grounds of family privacy. <br /><br />Furthermore, asking about the cause of the crash is the question everyone would ask, which is a journalist's role. MediaCoachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02632045147454331228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11332130.post-87751639054321812322015-06-12T19:29:41.025+01:002015-06-12T19:29:41.025+01:00Stuart so half an answer ------- Announcing that ...Stuart so half an answer ------- Announcing that the poor young lady has lost her leg prior to amputation is acceptable then. Portioning blame before the HSE has investigated is acceptable then?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11332130.post-39939608963361595792015-06-12T16:02:18.177+01:002015-06-12T16:02:18.177+01:00Well said Alan. I actually don't rate Kay Burl...Well said Alan. I actually don't rate Kay Burley as a reporter, as she has had more than her fair share of poor interviews. However, the irony is I don't think this was one of them. On the contrary I think it was perhaps one of her stronger ones. I think you're right about the veiled, and not so veiled sexism, behind much of the criticism.Stuart Brucehttp://www.stuartbruce.biznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11332130.post-18273029996520383772015-06-12T15:13:39.576+01:002015-06-12T15:13:39.576+01:00Thank you for your comments. Is it fair to ask a q...Thank you for your comments. Is it fair to ask a question about injuries? I think it is. Is it reasonable for Mr Varney to say that he's unable to respond? I think it it is.<br /><br />Asking about responsibility in the event of an incident is a question every journalist would ask. <br /><br />Simply asking "What do you think caused it?" and "What were the injuries sustained?" are hardly intrusive. That's what we do as journalists.MediaCoachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02632045147454331228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11332130.post-74649481869638924952015-06-12T13:58:14.004+01:002015-06-12T13:58:14.004+01:00In the interview, Burley pressed Varney to reveal ...In the interview, Burley pressed Varney to reveal whether a report that one of the victims had lost a leg was true. We are deeply sorry for the accident that happened,” he said.<br /><br />Burley replied: “I’m sure they are not interested in your sympathy at this stage. They went to have a fantastic day and they have potentially lost a limb – you won’t tell us if they have or not.”<br /><br />He responded: “With all due respect, to be telling you stuff like that … That is absolutely personal information to those individuals and their families.”<br /><br />So trying to illicit medical in confidence information is acceptable then? Announcing that the poor young lady has lost her leg prior to amputation is acceptable then. Portioning blame before the HSE has investigated is acceptable then?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11332130.post-91817192995270398292015-06-12T13:53:52.605+01:002015-06-12T13:53:52.605+01:00Prior to the poor young lady having had her leg am...Prior to the poor young lady having had her leg amputated ---<br /><br /><br />In the interview, Burley pressed Varney to reveal whether a report that one of the victims had lost a leg was true. “We are deeply sorry for the accident that happened,” he said.<br /><br />Burley replied: “I’m sure they are not interested in your sympathy at this stage. They went to have a fantastic day and they have potentially lost a limb – you won’t tell us if they have or not.”<br /><br />He responded: “With all due respect, to be telling you stuff like that … That is absolutely personal information to those individuals and their families.”<br /><br />Breach of medical confidence and effectively trail by media as the HSE are still investigating.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11332130.post-18511117512302587312015-05-18T14:42:34.265+01:002015-05-18T14:42:34.265+01:00Great chatting with you Alan! Would love to speak ...Great chatting with you Alan! Would love to speak again in the future!<br />--<br />Simon Hills<br />@TrueStartCoffeeSimon Hillshttp://www.truestartcoffee.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11332130.post-69564374956015916502015-03-28T15:20:22.614+00:002015-03-28T15:20:22.614+00:00I agree that EM 'won' the day. Paxo is gre...I agree that EM 'won' the day. Paxo is great theatre and entertainment. But for me Andrew Neil would have made the interviews more relevant and informative for we voters.<br />#TestGraham Miller - the media viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00530646422194804059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11332130.post-87352335471238917942015-02-06T19:32:58.996+00:002015-02-06T19:32:58.996+00:00Yes Alan it was wrong. I have little sympathy for ...Yes Alan it was wrong. I have little sympathy for George Galloway and he did walk into the lion's den with his eyes wide open. However, it was an obviously distasteful setup by the BBC. He did have a Jewish member of the audience defend him on the charge of anti semitism but unfortunately his anti Israel tirades do have an anti Semitic side effect.Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14222805469466696108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11332130.post-91318568845528058052015-02-06T19:11:29.164+00:002015-02-06T19:11:29.164+00:00Question Time has deteriorated substantially in it...Question Time has deteriorated substantially in its quest for ratings in the last few years. All ideas of BBC impartiality went out of the window with the repeated appearances of Nigel Farage, even when UKIP were just a fringe lunatic fringe (rather than a semi-popular lunatic fringe).<br /><br />The Brand/Farage showdown was a classic example. Entertaining yet depressing at the same time. It made good tv but it couldn't possibly be classified as serious political debate. <br /><br />QT's strength traditionally has been making our rulers accountable directly to the electorate in a very public and accessible forum. Now the mainstream politicians are being shouted down or marginalised by controversial guests and screaming audience members. <br /><br />I didn't see last night's episode (I've twice been an audience member but I rarely watch now for the reasons stated) but I agree with your comments about Galloway in this context. His appearance on Big Brother was far more offensive than the comments you quote. <br /><br />However, recent QT behaviour suggests that, as you state, his appearance in Finchley was no coincidence and designed to inflame and offend local opinion. <br /><br />At best it shows poor judgement, yet again, by the QT producers. Andy Lopatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09727833067768795959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11332130.post-82531792747178081412015-02-06T09:06:47.238+00:002015-02-06T09:06:47.238+00:00Indeed very similar to what I thought. I wasn'...Indeed very similar to what I thought. I wasn't impressed that David Dimbleby called the hecklers to ask the first questions. That just encourages disruptive behaviour, surely better to say he would not take questions from those who continued to disrupt the debate and to have chosen others.Stuart Brucehttp://www.stuartbruce.biznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11332130.post-31581748340798550552014-12-10T09:20:08.480+00:002014-12-10T09:20:08.480+00:00As a victim of numerous medical presentations in r...As a victim of numerous medical presentations in recent months (writing for healthcare client) I would add to your list ... "Be sure to put up complex PowerPoint slides and then simply read out everything that's written on them. Job done."Suzan St Maurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10537832307545669212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11332130.post-24441836011915523672014-11-04T09:10:28.523+00:002014-11-04T09:10:28.523+00:00Nice article Alan. What do you think about his &q...Nice article Alan. What do you think about his "handling" of Jon Snow?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12816641244036749312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11332130.post-27196064045754256502014-10-24T13:53:42.271+01:002014-10-24T13:53:42.271+01:00I look forward to speaking/rocking all over the wo...I look forward to speaking/rocking all over the world, so I'll make sure I follow these tips :) <br />Stage time = wealth time Claire Boyleshttp://www.success-matters.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11332130.post-66784720210784944142014-10-01T13:13:43.591+01:002014-10-01T13:13:43.591+01:00We sadly live in a world of processed-cheese "...We sadly live in a world of processed-cheese "headline-driven" UK politicians, where people like Salmond and idiots like Farage get votes because they at least stand for something. Of all the current Westminster leaders, the one who communicates best and has a bit of a vision is Cameron - but that's not saying much! Best of the leader speeches so far, and I agree with you 8/10 rating. But as we saw in the referendum, a long way to got till May 2015Ian R McAllisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14974801360243438035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11332130.post-79872493721926478142014-10-01T12:57:02.681+01:002014-10-01T12:57:02.681+01:00Well that was very fair from you MaestroWell that was very fair from you MaestroMike Ogilviehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17677707560867185089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11332130.post-60428798056653650052014-06-25T09:30:43.505+01:002014-06-25T09:30:43.505+01:00Good advice that I'd largely agree with. The o...Good advice that I'd largely agree with. The one that I'd query slightly is the references from confidential clients, as if you combine with successful examples of similar work then it can be challenging to marry the true. I'd have no problem providing lots of references, but for some of what I think is my best work I'd struggle as it was confidential or subject to an NDA. For example, I've successfully done global online crisis comms for huge multinationals, but the references I can provide would be for less impressive examples. Stuart Brucehttp://www.stuartbruce.biznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11332130.post-72516432100905340272014-01-13T20:58:31.129+00:002014-01-13T20:58:31.129+00:00There is a Fifth Pretender as well. Working in Non...There is a Fifth Pretender as well. Working in Non-Profit I am behind the scenes and create what does not exist. I work for free.(I get a lot of guff for that.)I am not a professional because I am not paid, but an expert all the same. This allows "Pretenders." to claim your work as you are supposedly working under their direction. I call them monkeys because they are always on my back. Annoying and in the way. In 7 years a paid professional fundraiser was able to raise $2000. I was unpaid and raised $57,000 in 1 year and $97,000 in the second and 12 years later it is still providing significant funding.So whose the expert in your eyes? LOL She tried to claim my work, but the executive fired her and set the history right. It was very hurtful,but I held on to my work in the end. The work is what I care about the most.Shelliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10255810316439743818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11332130.post-14419574832901483732014-01-13T18:20:41.667+00:002014-01-13T18:20:41.667+00:00Thanks Graham. It seems you and I have met the sam...Thanks Graham. It seems you and I have met the same "experts" ;-)MediaCoachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02632045147454331228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11332130.post-52007375856471116502014-01-13T18:18:17.866+00:002014-01-13T18:18:17.866+00:00Excellent stuff as always Alan. My favourite "...Excellent stuff as always Alan. My favourite "pretend experts" are the "social media experts" who turn out to have 42 followers on Twitter, a non-public Facebook account and no listing on LinkedIn. So far I have met at least half a dozen such "experts". Ho hum.Graham Joneshttp://www.grahamjones.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11332130.post-16401206554643768822014-01-13T18:12:27.630+00:002014-01-13T18:12:27.630+00:00Thanks Elinor - glad the post was timely!
Thanks Elinor - glad the post was timely!<br />MediaCoachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02632045147454331228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11332130.post-88235764907420848622014-01-13T12:00:34.130+00:002014-01-13T12:00:34.130+00:00You know how they say nothing happens without a re...You know how they say nothing happens without a reason - so I just saw something today (or rather someone) who fits each and every one of your descriptions perfectly. I tweeted something to a friend and then your post came up on twitter. Too true. <br />Sadly, with the ease of "making noise" on social media professional integrity is kinda dead. <br />And you know what? I wouldn't care about it so much if it wasn't making the lives of the honest people, the ones who never sell anything they cannot back up (knowledge, services etc.) harder. It is not easy to compete with the pretenders who also charge less (to make themselves more attractive).... Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531774379053077600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11332130.post-91815542922485733562014-01-04T12:36:34.736+00:002014-01-04T12:36:34.736+00:00Yes, of course, you're on the ball Alan. By fa...Yes, of course, you're on the ball Alan. By far the worst mistake is to display no profile picture at all, and the next to use ABOT from your holiday snaps.<br /><br />As to professional images, I think it depends who you are that determines the style.<br /><br />My friend who is a music journalist, from the days when sounds were load and metallic, changes his profile images frequently. They are always a bit sauce - and have even included some saucy looking scantily clad people of the feminine gender, I think - they might have been lady-boys?<br /><br />Of course that works for him, because he's not running as the next Lord Mayor of London, or Chief Exec of the All England Tennis Club. You may use informal images when they support your professional style.Stephen Brayhttp://stephenbray.menoreply@blogger.com