10 Things reporters don’t want to hear

1. You just write those sensational stories to sell newspapers
   
   
2. You put a terrible headline on that story
   
   
3. The chief executive is gone for the day. I’ll have him call you tomorrow.
   No, I can’t reach him now.
   
   
4. Why don’t you just run the statement we sent you instead of asking all these questions?
   
   
5. You seem like a good reporter. I’m sure you would never write anything that would make
   me angry or upset.
   
   
6. I can’t go beyond what’s in the press release
   
   
7. No comment
   
   
8. I thought we were talking ‘off the record’
   
   
9. Do you know how much we spend advertising on your radio station
   
   
10. Did you receive my news release