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“All press is good press” IS NOT A THING WHEN YOU ARE...
“All press is good press” IS NOT A THING WHEN YOU ARE A SEX WORKER.
Deciding whether or not to be interviewed for a story can be difficult. Compounding this difficulty is the fact that reporters must move quickly and you may miss a vital opportunity by being too cautious. Often the initial contact is hours if not minutes away from the reporter’s deadline.
But, just like many workers in the sex industry screen clients, we should screen reporters to decide whether or not we want to talk with them.
RedUP’s media guide has five pages devoted to doing intake of reporter inquiries, negotiating an interview, and reducing your stress when you’re dealing with the media.
And if you want to spend a whole weekend learning and practicing media tactics in a peer-led media workshop for people in the sex trades, apply for Red Umbrella Project’s Media Training Intensive, taking place in NYC May 17-19. Deadline is April 16.
