Love him or loathe him, you can’t deny Good Morning host Piers Morgan provides some memorable TV moments. The latest came during an interview with Sarah Palin on the day Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial in the US senate was due to begin. Palin, the ex-governor of Alaska, kept avoiding questions about the trial and […]
Coffey turns off Piers: How not to conduct a TV interview
The Work and Pensions Secretary Therese Coffey has found herself in the spotlight – but for all the wrong reasons. She became the centre of media attention after switching off her camera during a testy exchange with Piers Morgan on the ITV breakfast show, Good Morning Britain. When asked to explain the UK’s shamefully high […]
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Covid filming precautions
Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve started filming again – after summer spent in pre-production of the videos we’re currently working on. In this new corona-virus world, this means we’ve had to think carefully about how to keep our shoots safe, so I thought it would be worth sharing the Covid filming precautions we […]
Rough House Services: Frequently Asked Questions
What is Rough House Media – what do you do? We specialise in helping clients raise their profile, improve their mediarelations and deliver their key messages via bespoke training courses, media and crisis communications consultancy and video production. We pride ourselves on the high quality of our work and excellent customer service: we have clients who […]
Coronavirus outbreak: A question of trust
I went into Boots to pick up a prescription (nothing serious) and as I was queuing, I spotted a notice about surgical masks. It said they had all been sold out and gave no indication when further stocks would be available. When I asked an assistant if she knew any more, she shrugged her shoulders […]
BBC’s Maitlis: “Just answer the question”
Newsnight presenter Emily Maitlis echoed the thoughts of many when she delivered a scathing assessment of the way UK politicians approach media interviews. Speaking at the Cheltenham Literature Festival, she said they rarely answer questions and as often as not will say the opposite of what they really believe. Another annoying development, she said, was […]
Off the record: lessons from the Huawei controversy
The government has become embroiled in another unwanted controversy – this time over leaked information about a meeting of the National Security Council. It would appear the Council, which is chaired by the PM and is made up of senior cabinet ministers, is anything but secure after details of their talks were passed on to […]
Chakrabarti’s lesson in interview etiquette
One of the worst things you can do in a media interview is to be rude or insult the person asking the questions. It doesn’t matter who they are and what line they take, you should always be polite and treat them with respect. Failure to do so can have painful consequences, especially when you’re […]
George Osborne mea culpa: Never too late to say sorry?
Former chancellor George Osborne has finally admitted that he and David Cameron let the Remain side down in the EU referendum. The expression of regret came on the BBC’s Newsnight programme more than two years after the UK voted to leave the European Union. Exit polls suggested Remain had won by a narrow margin but […]
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