Comments on: Thanks for coming, now please think for me

By: Brendon Chase

Brendon Chase — Thu, 09 Jun 2005 02:15:42 +0000

If it’s a matter of time why blog?….or wait around for desert at a PR lunch?

By: Fergo

Fergo — Thu, 09 Jun 2005 02:01:25 +0000

Rocket…do you type with both hands on the keyboard?

By: Rodney Gedda

Rodney Gedda — Wed, 08 Jun 2005 23:16:32 +0000

Aww… Chasie… you’re making me burst out cryin’.

Of course, our time means everything to them so they always respect it, right?

For a journo like me that makes an effort to hunt rather than gather, I’d take that trade-off any day of the week.

Rodders

By: Brendon Chase

Brendon Chase — Wed, 08 Jun 2005 06:15:42 +0000

oops “potential scoops” not potent…stupid chubby fingers…where is my dialing wand?

By: Brendon Chase

Brendon Chase — Wed, 08 Jun 2005 06:13:18 +0000

Hey Rodney,

Gotta say you should lighten up on the whole situation. I don’t have any sympathy for you to “endure” any PR. It’s okay to say “thanks, but no thanks”, “no”, “sorry, I’m on deadline”, and so forth. PR have a job to do and you have a job to sift through PR obscurities….and if you are smart enough that shouldn’t take too long at all…BS has a unique odor.

The thing that could well bite you on the arse is instead of spending a couple of minutes explaining to PR what stories you are interested in or filling out the form you are going to get bombarded with everything under the sun or left out of the loop of potent scoops or exclusive interview opps…. such is the industry, like or it not.

By: Rodney Gedda

Rodney Gedda — Mon, 06 Jun 2005 12:57:30 +0000

Thanks for your sympathy Rob.

Yes, it’s quite an extreme (but true) example of what we sometimes have to endure. Don’t stress, there’s no fear of you sinking that low mate

Rodders

By: Rob Irwin

Rob Irwin — Mon, 06 Jun 2005 12:17:19 +0000

Crikey, that’s a bit over the top. It’s one thing to be concerned about hitting the mark with journo’s, but if they can’t suss that out by simply observing the level of interest shown at the briefing, and particularly from the questions asked (or not asked, as the case might be), perhaps followed by a simple, informal, verbal, “Did that hit the mark for you, mate?” on the way out of the briefing room, they’re in the wrong game. And I’m just dumbfounded at them asking for your details. That’s a real “what the?!?” moment, if ever there was one.