Rapport on the Red Carpet (Pt 1) with Joumana Kidd

In this episode, host Dave Thompson interviews Joumana Kidd, discussing her diverse career in media and sports journalism. They also discuss the pressure and urgency in sports reporting, the impact of negative media attention, and the challenges of living in the public eye. Joumana shares insights into interviewing athletes and entertainers, overcoming resistance in interviews, and the importance of context in interviews. They also touch on the positive side of sports reporting and the challenges of public scrutiny.

Truths

• Empathy and understanding can help to create a more comfortable environment
• Putting somebody in a defensive position just to get your desired result will result in increased resistance or faulty compliance
• Understand that the public perception of an event may not provide the full context to what really happened
• Pressure and urgency placed on interviewers may result in poor questions and confrontational behaviors