Kramer was not saboutaged. Kramer was edited, as part of a normal media
programme.
If Kramer thinks we can go around making mealy mouth statements to the
press, in interviews and talking to journalists, and give the message he
wants to give, without them working with what he says to work to their
own agenda, he needs to wake up and never be interviewed again. Only
grown ups should be interviewed, who understand the media process, and
make sure they remain firm with very strong, direct messages.
Kramer was not edited out of saying he felt there were two sides to the
breastfeeding debate. He was not edited out of suggesting that zealots
make more of the scientific agenda than can be supported. He was not
edited out of placing himself as a rational scientist, on the fence,
looking at two sides arguing it out. He got a lot of air time, and he
made very damaging statements in that air time.
Trying to point out that there were other things said, would not have
made the least difference to the damage his style of discussion has
wrought. If every word he'd said had been uttered, it would have been
just as bad as it was.
He should consider the dynamics of how the media works, and how people
hear information before walking around being interviewed by
journalists. Maybe he should ask Nestle for some advice on this, given
how he's worked with them in the past. And if he still feels it's
unfair for us to judge him on his actual words, and his actions, such as
working with Nestle, then maybe he should consider why our opinion means
so much to him? After all, we're the zealots on the other side...
Media reporting is not a private chat in the tea rooms, whilst musing on
info in a completely nothing to do with the real world manner. If the
heat from the microphones is too punishing, perhaps retiring from the
news room would be more appropriate than screams of how they didn't play
fair. The complaint about the editing out of the Renfrew quote is real
- and there would be kudos to Kramer if a similar direct point had been
made by him, and lost. But he didn't make any such equivalent point and
what did come out of his mouth was utterly utterly damaging. He only
has himself to look at, in the mirror, for what he did say.
Morgan Gallagher
Evi Adams wrote:
> Kramer was sabotaged - .
>
> regarding the recording of Michael Kramer and Prof Mary Renfrew on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour on 23rd July - please be aware that the interview was pre-recorded and the content was edited, and some important comments were not included. Michael Kramer made it clear that he was not only taken out of context but actually misquoted. Mary Renfrew made the point that the argument was not 'breast is better', but 'formula is worse', but that was not included in the final interview as broadcast. She has written to Woman's Hour to follow up.
>
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