Question Period, after all, is an essential tool for political accountability It’s not called ‘answer period,’” say many political aides. Their advice to cabinet members is that s/he then doesn’t have to answer a question in Question Period. They add a smirk showing they’ve revealed something naughty and know it. This comment is usually injected
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10 May
The Printed Word
What’s a print journalist like? That’s like asking what’s a politician like. The answer depends. There are beat reporters who only cover politics, general reporters who do sometimes, business reporters, columnists, editors and many others who put together a newspaper or magazine. A print interview might involve an hour with an editorial board or a
03 May
Giving Good Clip
I went into the media training business about 20 years ago because I had interviewed plenty of politicians who seemed to have no clear position. They didn’t seem to be up on their files. They seemed guilty of something. In those days, there were a lot of misconceptions about how to deal with reporters—ask questions
05 Oct
CARING, KNOWLEDGE AND ACTION
America is so polarized that I have to be careful about writing only about Democrats or Republicans in Winning Campaigns. I’m in constant danger of alienating 50 per cent of the readership. Below, I had the good fortune to be able to use both Presidents Clinton and Reagan to illustrate a similar point. There are
One of Russia’s biggest foreign businessmen, Bill Browder – now persona non-grata – explains why and how he got into the thick of the media hype surrounding the Ukraine-Russia war.
Roman Ilchenko has served as a Founding Partner of NIAR, an international group of companies focused on business development and market analysis in Ukraine. These past few weeks have been exceptionally different for Mr. Ilchenko as he serves as a reservist for the Ukrainian military, called up to fight against the Russian invasion into Ukraine.
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This newsletter is a reprint of my syndicated column on COVID news conferences… Why can’t politicians manage press conferences? By Allan Bonner Isn’t it time politicians learned to simulate a real-life encounter with people who have questions? Head of government: “… and so stay safe.” (Long pause.) Robotic voice: “Our next caller is Scoop Notepad
29 Mar
Radio Prep
Most often I ad lib on radio and TV or in newspaper interviews. But, in the back of my mind is former CBS TV anchor Walter Cronkite’s old quote that there’s no such thing as an ad lib. There might be a turn of a phrase you’ve never made in that exact way, but you
Joe Biden Roman second Roman Catholic U.S President
M E M O R A N D U M To: U.S. President Joe Biden (if you take my advice) From: Allan Bonner Re: Your strategy Your recent media interviews and commentary about you is the catalyst for this memo. What follows are principles and advice you must recognize and adhere to in order to