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The Art Of Interviewing

August 6, 2007 | 4:41 PM

I hate to be catty about broadcast news reporters (especially since I'm a print journalist and probably couldn’t do much better) but this interview from ABC News Now is too horrifying to ignore (and it has nothing to do with tech policy).

Gossip site Gawker.com called this "What's the Buzz" segment, which was taped for ABC's streaming video service, a "celebrity fluff piece gone bad." At one point, I thought actress Holly Hunter might reach through the screen and strangle ABC's Merry Miller.

Incidentally, Hunter's new show on TNT called "Saving Grace" is a dark, kooky masterpiece... and it's on Monday nights at 10 ET. And if you want to know more about Miller's credentials check out this article.

Update: ABC is holding a contest where the "prize" is a guest shot hosting the "What's the Buzz" segment and the interviewer is speaking out about the incident that more than a million Internet users watched.

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