If a Practitioner Does Not Know the Answer to a Reporter's

question 5

Multiple Choice

If a practitioner does not know the answer to a reporter's question, which one of the following is the correct response?

• A)Give the reporter other information the practitioner is certain to be correct.
• B)Say "I don't know" and promise to provide the information later.
• C)Say that the information is "off the record" and will be disseminated later.
• D)Tell the reporter that the information requested is not relevant to the story.
• E)Say "No comment" rather than look like you don't know.B

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