Seven Tips for Handling a Reporter’s Call

Janice Evans-Davis
4 min readDec 8, 2020

What is the first thing you do when the media calls? Most people don’t know how to answer that question. As a result, they may miss an opportunity for some earned media. Here are seven tips to help you the next time you answer the phone, and there is a reporter on the other end of the line.

1. Do not Panic.

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Janice Evans-Davis

Janice Evans-Davis is a public affairs/public relations strategist in Houston, TX.