Surviving Bullies Project Blog
Thursday, April 27, 2006
Radio Interviews
ore breaking news from the SBP!
In the last week or so, we have begun to go public with our project on live radio stations all over the world! What an exciting ride it has been so far. We hope that our interviews will demonstrate to listeners our enthusiasm and dedication to tackling mean behaviors and promoting caring school communities.
With Dickon as spokesperson for the SBP, we have been working as a team to prep for our radio interviews. We have made a concerted effort to come up with the correct sound bites for our audience, thereby lessening the possibility of misinterpretation. But this has been tough because radio hosts are asking us serious questions about complex issues, often in a combative style. We have had to work hard to counteract some hosts’ challenging and provocative questions with earnest responses that indicate our steadfast commitment to curbing peer cruelty.
Having access to such a sizeable media outlet has been valuable because it has allowed us to communicate our message to a multitude of people, in particular those young adults, parents, and school personnel who could greatly benefit from our endeavors. However, the aggressive interview style of some hosts has been a bit scary—some of their questions have been obviously intended to halt us in our tracks. Though these interviews have caused a bit of anxiety, they have been phenomenally good because they have forced us to quickly get to the heart of the bullying issue. They have compelled us to come off the fence about certain issues and to take concrete positions. We’ve been thinking through difficult questions such as: Why do bullies bully? An intricate and complex question indeed, but after much debate the answer is becoming clearer in our minds. Stay tuned and we will soon unveil our conclusions.
Posted by Dickon on 04/27/06 at 12:33 PM
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