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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Honestly, I'd anonymize the facts further and put this on "Ask A Manager." You are getting some thoughtful responses here, but also some troll responses.

I think the university did you a disservice by not presenting the author's roles clearly and having their rep introduce the lead author first.

I agree that you could have been more intentional in shutting the guy down if he was egregiously talking over the woman, but I also think if you're in a field where you are going to be expected to give interviews you can't be soft-spoken and reticent.

I see fault on both sides, but not malicious intent.[/quote]

Agree. And as someone who works in journalism -- it is absolutely not the job of the interviewer to coax along someone who is quiet in a joint interview. The job is to get a good and accurate story, not to manage interpersonal dynamics and egos. And the very conversation included, "I can't hear you; speak up!" Racist would be intentionally not giving someone a voice, but it's not racist to simply quote whomever had the better quotes. Media training helps with this. [/quote]

And as someone who has written many marketing pieces, I will tell you that it works very differently than writing a news story. [/quote]

EXACTLY.  OP wasn't writing a news story.  Her job was to promote the authors in a marketing piece.  Journalistic standards are not relevant.[/quote]

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