Banda Interview
Dear readers, I will put it to you - should I write about the media interview I was at this morning with Superintendent Banda with or without impressions? Meaning, I could just write the questions and answers without my take on them.
I thought maybe it would make more sense to give my impressions on Thursday after the last interview of finalists so I would have some comparisons to make.
I'll wait a bit for answers and then go from there.
I thought maybe it would make more sense to give my impressions on Thursday after the last interview of finalists so I would have some comparisons to make.
I'll wait a bit for answers and then go from there.
Comments
YNot
"There was nearly an uprising at Seattle school HQ this am. Media VERY unhappy w/ presser split up in 15 min slots, and let district know it"
What is going on?
Looking forward to reading both the facts and the impressions.
SPS Mom of 2
The first session went long as did the second and the last session was just Brian and me so we did get a lot of questions in.
I would have been happy to be in a crowded room for one 45-minute session to hear all the questions and answers.
Wow. Breaking up the press is certainly concerning.
Did all the media get to see/hear the q & a's. (that is to say, if you were sequestered, could each media rep ask the same question, or versions of it??)
Melissa, was it recorded (like the board meetings)? Do you know?
thanks !
-sps mom
since the media was divided up, was each group given the benefit of at least hearing all the other questions and Mr. Banda's answers? Otherwise, couldn't each group end up (unintentionlly) asking essentially the same or similar question/s?
If there really was a space cruncht then certainly they could have piped in the audio so the following groups could hear what the prior groups had asked.
--sps mom
--A
We were not allowed to do that.
There was not a crush of media and I hope this changes for the other interviews.
Was it recorded? I don't know. I do know that there was a camera guy in there during our session but no reporter with him.
Here's my blog post on Banda this morning - it includes his answers from my session and answers to other reporters that I recorded: http://today.seattletimes.com/2012/04/superintendent-finalists-plan-stabilize-district-avoid-big-changes/
Full story will be in tomorrow's paper.
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Brian M. Rosenthal
Education reporter | The Seattle Times
http://www.twitter.com/brianmrosenthal
-Aaarghh!
To show the candidates what they'd be in for if they took the job, of course...