PR Tips on: Which is more important in a media interview – emotion or details?

It is crucial for your business, company, school, or organization to have effective media relations, effective media interviews, and to express the right emotions at the right times to your audience members. It is also important for you to tell the story of your crisis to your audience and include necessary information, rather than allowing reporters to tell your story and potentially speculate. Should your CEO, public relations professional, or spokesperson be more focused on expressing those emotions, or should they be more focused on delivering the news, the facts, and the details of your crisis? On Monday, crisis communications expert Gerard Braud asked his social media followers, public relations professionals, and media relations experts, “Which is more important in a media interview – emotion or details?”

Our followers have joined in on the discussion this week, sharing their tips on social media. Comment here and on our social media pages to join the discussion. Do you agree with their opinion? Do you disagree?

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