Comments on: Quote my report, but don’t quote me: Why don’t some biotech analysts give interviews?

By: Bora Zivkovicc

Bora Zivkovicc — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 15:23:05 +0000

Yes, I was likewise impressed by tenacity – calling so many people (and getting frustrated by them) – on a deadline. I am also impressed that a health reporter who does not, I assume, often cover issues that require quotes from business analysts, managed to discover and contact so many people in the business who were unlikely to be on her rolodex until that day.

By: John Greenwald

John Greenwald — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 18:34:19 +0000

I believe that Kathleen’s push for comments and the moral that she draws from her experience are exemplary. If one or more doors won’t open for whatever reason, keep knocking on as many other doors as you can within the time limit for your story.

By: Larry Husten

Larry Husten — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 13:48:30 +0000

I think there’s another side to this story. Analysts have to be VERY careful about what they say to anyone. If an analyst says something to a reporter before it’s in a publicly available report they can get accused of all sorts of mischief.