Talking to the Press Considered Harmful

[Declan McCullagh]

On Tue, Oct 09, 2001 at 10:09:25AM -0700, Tim May wrote:
> I've had a couple of reporters try to reach me for "quotes." When I 
> turned them down, they replied along the lines of "But it'll only take a 
> minute of your time." All the worse, but they miss this point.

There is a tiny bit of room for negotiations. You could agree to do the
interview on condition that they read you back the quotes (or email you
back the quotes) that they're going to use in the article.

Note I'm not saying you should give interviews to the press -- none
of my business, really -- but there is a way to do it and avoid being
misquoted.

-Declan