[–] ThaliaC 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Just keep the interview to your story. What you experienced. Go into great detail. That other children were there experiencing it also. Ask why No one in authority/media have wanted to investigate your story. Leave out pizzagate or pedogate as they think you have an agenda. This will allow them to dismiss your story if they think you are pushing something bigger. Questions to ask them: 1) are they interviewing anybody else who claims to have had similar experiences? 2) are they asking for comment on your case from authorities? Good luck.
[–] Silverlining ago (edited ago)
Try and get a Chief of Police to explain why no investigations have taken place - risk is he'll just say they don't believe you. You say - if you don't find anything, what's to lose. If I'm telling the truth you need to be all over this - especially if I'm reporting just the tip of an iceberg!
[–] AssFaceSandwich2 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I agree. Have the person with you press record before entering the building and not press stop until after leaving. Raw video of everything said or done in the building. Catch em in a dishonest edit and you bolster your case.
[–] MolochHunter 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Tell them that you want it written into the contract that they are obliged to allow you to view the final edit before airing - IN CONTRACT. Be firm. If they have objectionable things there you have the opportunity to veto. It also means you can tweet ahead of airing to say 'im generally happy with a,b,c but they misrepresented x,y,z
take the opportunity. Expect disappointment. Show them your other interviews (David Seaman etc) and point out where previous interviewers weren't thoughtful or sensitive to your experience - sell that to them as enabling them to do the best job and learn from others mistakes
good luck. I admire your faith.
[–] Piscina 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Wow, Becki that's wonderful. First, make sure you have a good support system with you during the interview. That includes a friend and your agent. Have people there to support and protect you. Is your agent a PR expert? One thing I know that can be done is that you get final say over what is shown and what isn't shown. Check with your agent. Ask them what exactly their story is about. What kind of slant will their segment take? Ask who else will be interviewed. If they're going to interview someone who's going to spout on about 'false memory syndrome', don't do it. Tell them that your mental health is fragile, and that you are not in a position to be exploited, taken advantage of or ridiculed. Your agent may want to communicate that to them. I am not an expert in these things, but they're the first things off the top of my head. You want to guarantee, as far as possible, that they story they're running is not pro-pizzagate.
[–] BP_Survivor [S] 2 points -1 points 1 point (+1|-2) ago
My agency will send a PR person to be with me and gatekeep questions. It will be prerecorded not live so it should be fine. I hope Ann and Lee and Charlie will be watching! They have been talking about covering my face and voice but I can't see the point if they was to do that.
[–] Vindicator [M] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
@BP_Survivor, do you think you could add a link of some kind to your post so mods don't have to remove it for Rule 2? Maybe a couple of anti-trafficking memes/graphics you've shared on Twitter or something to rally the troops?
Also: One tip for dealing with the press -- boil your message down to four or five pre-planned sound bites of what you really want to stick in people's heads, your most important stuff. Journalists cannot resist colorful, pithy quotes. They're like crack. Have one or two statistical factoids in our arsenal, as well. Stats on rising numbers of children being exploited would be a good place to start.
Then: Memorize these so you can say them any time, anywhere: they just roll off your tongue. Make your friends nail you out of the blue, over and over, with any tough, manipulative or provocative questions you can dream up that they might ask you -- and practice answering calmly in a way that leads you right into dropping your pre-planned, irresistable nuggets of truth. A good interviewee can bring any question back to his or her own talking points and make the interviewer feel they got good material.
Your courage is contagious.
[–] ThaliaC 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Also ask for a female reporter. They tend to he more sympathetic and less sarcastic.