there are some things that are just true. one is that you can’t listen when you are talking. another is that you can’t learn anything if you know everything already. Both of those things came to mind when I read this very interesting story.
a snippet:
But the reporters’ questions weren’t geared toward getting a better understanding of those points. They were narrowly focused on one or two aspects of the story. And from the questions that were being asked, I realized–because I had so much more information on the subject–that the reporters were missing a couple of really important pieces of understanding about the product and its use. And as the event progressed, I also realized that the questions that might have uncovered those pieces weren’t being asked because the reporters already had a story angle in their heads and were focused only on getting the necessary data points to flesh out and back up what they already thought was the story.
go check out the rest of it and see what you think.
Hat tip to Instapundit.