>There's nothing explicitly wrong with a phone call, but it's far easier to be extremely precise with your words when it's in a written format. It will take longer to write and more often than not most of it will get discarded, but the writing process is extremely valuable.
SUPER strong agreement here. The one and only time I interacted with a reporter, I was running for selectboard in my very small town. I did a phone interview, and I felt that practically everything was lost in translation in a way that was quite heartbreaking.
>There's nothing explicitly wrong with a phone call, but it's far easier to be extremely precise with your words when it's in a written format. It will take longer to write and more often than not most of it will get discarded, but the writing process is extremely valuable.
SUPER strong agreement here. The one and only time I interacted with a reporter, I was running for selectboard in my very small town. I did a phone interview, and I felt that practically everything was lost in translation in a way that was quite heartbreaking.