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To: John Carragher who wrote (1136)	7/21/1998 12:50:00 PM
From: professor	Respond to of 17683

If everything is scripted out beforehand then "ATTENTION CNBC PRODUCERS! LET'S GET REAL" The questions need to be reworked by the producers because it sure makes the reporters look stupid. However, why do guys like Insana have good, insightful questions whereas Sue Herrara's questions are stupid. Some of it is scripted but the reporter asks them. I think each individual reporter has some control on the questions. That just makes me think Insana does his homework and has some guts whereas Sue just takes what is given to her. On top of that who writes what Maria B. says about the market. Does she write it or some man behind the curtain?

To: John Carragher who wrote (1136)	7/21/1998 2:08:00 PM
From: Don Dahler	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 17683

John, I'm one of those reporters on CNBC, although I'm rarely on S/box -- I tend to report on the Edge and Bizcenter -- but I can tell you emphatically that Ted and Ron and Sue ask their own questions, that CNBC policy forbids prior agreement of questions with interview subjects, and that the only information coming through the "little thing in their ears" are time cues, like "30-seconds to break" etc. For better or worse, our questions are our own. There is no script set up and reviewed by the company being profiled. CNBC adheres to the Standards and Procedures of NBC-News. Hope this helps. This critique thread is very interesting and helpful in seeing what we get wrong and how we can improve. Thanks. Don Dahler