19-03-2010, 01:04 PM
I actually had a very nice conversation with the young reporter. He was quite intelligent and asked insightful questions. He was also over-worked and running from story to story. We talked 3 times before the interview because he got yanked away a few times to other priorities. When we talked it was on a Sunday afternoon around 2pm EST, not a time you'd find many American reporters at work. Reporting today is often a team process whereby editors jump in and 'sex' up stories. Plus it may be somebody else's
belief that Gottlieb possessed those qualities. I don't. I spoke with Gottlieb many times and he was always lucid, respectful, and generally honest with me. When he did not want to answer a question he told me so rather than dancing around. I was somewhat saddened when he passed away unexpectedly because I was to be on my way to meet with him the following weekend in Virginia. I had already packed a bag and was tight with anticipation. A face-to-face that was never to be...
belief that Gottlieb possessed those qualities. I don't. I spoke with Gottlieb many times and he was always lucid, respectful, and generally honest with me. When he did not want to answer a question he told me so rather than dancing around. I was somewhat saddened when he passed away unexpectedly because I was to be on my way to meet with him the following weekend in Virginia. I had already packed a bag and was tight with anticipation. A face-to-face that was never to be...