Reporting injuries

Write-brained · Jun 9, 2007

Smallpotatoes said:

How do you handle it when parents or coaches jump into an interview and tell you not to write about this or ask about that?
You don't want them to think you're caving into them, but for the sake of not having some explaining to do to the boss, you don't want to sound like to total dickhead, either.
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If the kid is 17 or older he can speak for himself and there's nothing wrong with a not-so-subtle hint to the parent. I admit I get highly irritated in those situations. Sometimes I'll just call off the interview, say I've got to be somewhere else, and ask the kid if I can call him in a little bit.

If the kid is 16 or younger, the parent has a right to protect their child from a potentially embarrassing situation. I'm not sure what the rule is in most sports departments, but from the news end I always ask a child's parent for permission to talk to the kid.

Tom Petty · Jun 10, 2007

imjustagirl said:

Smallpotatoes said:

How do you handle it when parents or coaches jump into an interview and tell you not to write about this or ask about that?
You don't want them to think you're caving into them, but for the sake of not having some explaining to do to the boss, you don't want to sound like to total dickhead, either.
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If your boss wouldn't support you in telling a parent who's trying to steer your interview to get bent, then you need to get a new boss.
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what she said.

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