How to Handle an Interview With a News Organization that Lies
What would Kamala Harris or Tim Walz do?
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Hello! This is the third accompanying Episode 17. Be sure to see previous ones, including one focused on polls in the presidential race.
All too often, people’s opinions are based on lies. News agencies should point that out. But what about when the news agencies themselves have been pushing those lies?
Imagine Vice President Kamala Harris — or, now, her running mate Tim Walz — going in for an interview on a TV network that has pushed lies and conspiracy theories about her, the Biden administration, or the Democratic Party in general. What would they do in those few minutes?
What would you do if a news agency pushed lies about you or an entity you represent, and then you were there to be interviewed? I spoke with someone who faces that situation frequently: Anat Sultan-Dadon, the Israeli consul general to the southeastern United States.
She has a lot to say about combating false media narratives, media obsession and stories that are not being told. Also, she explains:
The advantage that we do have going for us is that we have truth on our side. We know our history. We know who we are. We know what we are about. And that makes, I think, for the best unwavering stand in the face of those who change narratives and change realities according to the moment and what will serve their agenda.
I explain that these same words can apply to all sorts of other crucial issues as well.
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Thanks,
JL