This afternoon I watched a TV reporter ask a doctor in one of the evacuation camps that have been set up for disaster survivors what he needs to carry out his mission.

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The reporter may ask you about a subject which you know a great deal, only you have already decided it is not one of your main messages on this topic.

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Then, while they are answering each question from the reporter, I ask them to put a check mark next to their message point each time they mention one during an answer.

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Reporter: Anna, can I ask you whether you have a boyfriend?

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And it's one of those mundane, ridiculous reporter questions, but I have to ask.

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Reporter Jeff Lunden hit the streets of the Theater District to ask some people whose livelihoods depend on the health of Broadway for their Tony Award picks.

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"Some people ask if this is kind of a joke, " a reporter said to Valentine.

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"I'm not going to answer that question unless you ask every coach that question, " Boeheim snapped at a reporter, minutes after a 61-56 loss to Michigan in the national semifinals Saturday night.

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One reporter knew details about the log-in times of multiple traders on a single desk and called daily to ask about potential layoffs, the person said.

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