The Ethics of the Sympathy Interview
When a celebrity faces a crisis, the first long-form interview that follows is rarely journalism. It's reputation management wearing an editorial costume.
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When a celebrity faces a crisis, the first long-form interview that follows is rarely journalism. It's reputation management wearing an editorial costume.
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