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How to interview a politician (Original Post)
brooklynite
May 2014
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zebonaut
(3,688 posts)1. Doesn't know how much money he gets? Yes he does.
zeemike
(18,998 posts)2. That would not work in America.
All you would get from them is the well rehearsed talking points and nothing more than that.
And the news person would just right them down and be satisfied.
Diclotican
(5,095 posts)3. brooklynite
brooklynite
It's BBC you know - they still have real journalist, doing a decent job - in the US on the other hand - no politician's would have accepted than an tv journalist to ask this type of questionings at all - in fact he would not be allowed in the same City if the politicians was high enough up in the power structure I guess...
Diclotican
jtuck004
(15,882 posts)4. Good job. Most of our pols would just run away. n/t