Anyone seeking to gain broad mass appeal will need continued publicity and damage control should something go terribly wrong while on camera or the microphone. Ereleases has a fantastic article on preparing for an interview. While your publicists should share many of these tips with you it's a great read if you don't have one. The article is titled Public Relations: 14 Tips for Your Next Media Interview.
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