Nightcrawler movie spotlights stringers, not Reporters

Oct 28, 2014 | Blog

Let’s get this right out of the way: Jake Gyllenhaal’s character in the new movie, Nightcrawler”, is not a news reporter or for that matter, even a news photographer. He’s a stringer. A stringer is not an employee of any TV station but rather a...

The power of the anecdote: What’s your story?

Sep 4, 2014 | Blog, Media Training Tips

I recently worked “one on one” with a high profile media training client who I would describe as highly educated, well-spoken and with an impressive resume. I took him through my normal paces- some classroom content followed by mock interview training. His...