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Enjoyed reading your rationale. Here are three contrasting responses:
“My answer is always say yes if the broadcast would be of value to the charity. I explain to our spokespeople that it is the nature of news, and being readily available and helpful means journalists are more likely to come back to us in the future.”
“I think I’d push back or decline. We do appreciate how hard journalists work, how fast things can change, and how difficult a journalist’s job is. But it needs to be mutual. Treating people like that isn’t just impolite, but also a waste of their time.”
”I don’t feel it works to be too tough on live news set-up desks who do have to move with the agenda, despite their best intentions at the start of the shift. Maybe I would add a caveat though and warn the producer this request is now wearing thin, so that they get the message and don’t take you for granted or use you as a ‘place saver'”.
Ultimately it’s your call, but news is messy, inexact and frustrating. I’d certainly feel comfortable politely pointing out this has happened twice already, but I’d also say yes without hesitation.
Here’s this week’s dilemma:
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