RRD#@>     Or how about the folks that want to "approve" the article before it
RRD#@>to print and then they want to tell you how to write it?  What I do is ca
RRD#@>to verify ONLY the facts.  I've never had anyone complain about an articl
RRD#@>I've written once they've seen it in print.

Oh...yeah...the "approval" folks <g>  I think this really comes from
some people thinking of the articles more in terms of advertisements
than profiles or news stories.  While it's true feature coverage can be
very ad-driven in newspapers, they're still *news* papers.

My editor says he had the biggest problems in this regard when he did
one of those "advertorial" sections. Fortunately for me, one of the
interns was assigned those stories...unfortunately for the paper, some
of the advertisers were *not* happy...and I ended being assigned to do
feature stories on a couple of them to appease them (in one case, the
advertiser wouldn't pay for the original ad until a "better" story was
done...I wrote a story, it was printed, she paid for the ad...and she's
taken out quite a few ads since that time).  I don't know what happened
to the intern...
Meanwhile, the editor swore he'd never do one of those "advertorial"
sections again (you know, the theme sections where folks buy ads and a
little "article" accompanies them).  He hasn't, either <g>

We don't allow our subjects story approval.  That's pretty much SOP with
legitimate media I'd suppose.

RRD#@>     I used to do most of my interviews on Sundays but I was interviewing
RRD#@>farmers and ranchers then and they are usually around on the weekends.  I
RRD#@>suspect I'll be doing a lot of weekday work in this new freelance career.

It took me a little while to find the optimum hours for
interviewing...but Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays work best for me,
as a general rule.  I try catching people around 10 a.m or 2 p.m. (often
having the best luck in the mid afternoon).
Of course, I've set up interviews on Saturdays...I've ended up
interviewing restaurant owners at midnight...whatever works out best!


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