I've had my share of unpleasant experiences when interviewing certain sources. However one interview I had last semester left me feeling embarrassed. I was working on a story about sex education in Texas schools and I called different schools to get information on their health education curriculum. When one department head found out I was a journalism student she proceeded to yell at me and berate me during the whole phone interview. It was humiliating and I felt defenseless. Even though I continued to be polite and let them know I was a student they continued to be awful in the way they spoke to me.
I have been working in journalism off and on for four years, I pretty much know how it works and I didn't appreciate this person who had no experience in journalism tell me how to do my job. After the interview I felt terrible. I'm sure this has happen to many other people and I want to know how you would handle a difficult situation? How would you defend yourself while remaining polite and courteous to your source who is berating you?
Also has anyone ever treated you differently because you're a journalist or an aspiring journalist?
Stylishly Yours,
N. Luna
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