Yeah, no shit. Howard Stern has been doing that for like 20 years. Nothing "new media" about it.
Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com --- In [email protected], "Jake Ludington" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > It's breaking the rules! Sure, old media might have guidelines about how > > to conduct an interview or ask questions, but does new media have to? > > > > My friend once did an interview with the vocalist from the band Plaid > > Retina, it consisted of one question, and then ended. The question was: > > "Why do you sing like a girl?" > > Rules of common courtesy and good judgment are older than old media. Leading > off with an entirely irrelevant and possibly antagonistic question and > expecting to get the attention and respect you want isn't a relationship > building strategy. You become know as the asshole with the camera instead of > someone worth talking to. If you expect people to talk to you openly, you're > expecting that person to trust you on some level. Trust for most people > means not portraying them in a bad light. I'm referring to all people here, > not just famous ones. > > If the new media "rules" are about showing disrespect and acting without > consideration for the feelings and opinions of others, new media will be > quickly marginalized like the circus side show that is reality television. > > Jake Ludington > > http://www.podcastingstarterkit.com > http://www.jakeludington.com > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/lBLqlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
