3/9/16 – Tom Lemons

HERNANDO – The relationship between Journalists and Public Information Officers (PIO’s) has always been circuitous, and is sometimes typified like a game Battleship®, where one opponent tries to guess where to place the next peg – or in our case – how to properly phrase the next question.

In a recent Media Access Study, 97% of reporters say they’ve had at to make multiple requests to PIO’s, to gain information or interviews, 78% say they’ve experienced roadblocks, in gathering information, and 78% say they’ve been prohibited from accessing government agency employees for interview, altogether.

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