Thanks, Infinite, for providing your excellent insight
and, too, for the written policy.
Here, then, as pared down from the complete policy, are the
only available response options a Co$ spokesrep, such as Bob Adams, is authorized to use when dealing with reporters/journalists:
1. Answering non loaded questions
Purpose: To train a PRO to answer such questions with confidence and
simplicity, as are often asked by reporters.
2. No Answer
Purpose: To train a PRO to give a 'no answer' to questions he has no
wish to answer directly.
3. Non sequitur events
Purpose: To enable a PRO to practice getting his "message" across and
tag it on to any current event.
4. Handling a suppressive T.V. interviewer
Purpose: To train a PRO to get his message across in spite of the
'interviewer', in the few short minutes usually available on television.
This is so that .... million people have no doubts after the programme
what the Scientologist stands for and what he is against
5. Handling an SP
a) By overwhelm
Purpose: To train a PRO to be able to establish Ethics presence over an
SP reporter if the occasion arises, by such things as shouting, banging,
pointing, swearing. To do this completely causatively until the poor
reporter is 'caved in'.
b) By being knowingly covertly hostile
Purpose: To train the PRO to handle an SP reporter by word alone without
the use of force as in (a). He uses the word as a rapier and plunges it
in at the reporter, so that the reporter introverts and drops the
question.
c) By stalling for time
Purpose: To train a PRO to maintain his confront and composure when
given some SP sensational news by a reporter, of which he has no prior
knowledge.
d) By handling the reporter in front of you (verbal Karate)
Purpose: To train a PRO to handle the reporter in front of him, with
judgement in present time.
What I see is how, when dealing with a reporter/journalist, a Co$ spokesperson may only:
(1) bluff, (2) avoid, (3) evade, (4) ignore, (5a) physically intimidate, (5b) verbally abuse, (5c) feign ignorance, and (5d) bicker.
But I don't see anything about how a Co$ spokesperson is supposed to tell the truth.
Or how to best present factual information.
Or which 'tech' should be used to befriend a reporter/journalist.
Or how to 'handle' a
non-SP reporter/journalist. (<---Although I suppose there is no such thing in the Co$ literature.)
Bob Adams
is a spokesperson for Co$/Co$-related groups, and the policy for Co$ spokespeople doesn't authorize telling the truth to reporters/journalists, so... __________? <----YMMV.
JB