20/20 has gotten an exclusive interview with the Anthony's. I wonder if they are being paid for doing so. I know how they work and guest always end up getting money for pics, video, etc..... If so I think 20/00 should be boycotted.
If you didn't read the bond thread, it is being said that she is getting out to do an interview with 20/20 and the money is gonna be used to pay back the $50,000
20/20 is on record during some scandal with Paris Hilton (I don't know which one, pick one) stating that they do not pay for interviews, ever.
"NBC News doesn't pay for interviews, period." That categorical denial came this week from Allison Gollust, a spokeswoman for NBC News, in explaining the reason her network wouldn't pay $1 million for the post-prison Paris Hilton interview that will air instead on tonight's "Larry King Live."
But she's wrong. NBC News has paid for interviews. So have CBS and ABC. They just don't like it when the seller goes public with the terms of the deal or when, as in the case of Hilton, it's not worth the price.
The Hilton deal dissolved simply because the $1 million price proved embarrassing. The network news divisions don't write checks without making sure they're getting a good deal; such negotiations often involve guarantees of promotion, appearances on multiple shows, payments for photos and transportation, and the cost of hair and makeup professionals. After reflexively holier-than-thou newspaper reporters wrote stories casting the networks' discussions with Hilton as corrupt, there seemed no point in buying more bad publicity.
20/20 is on record during some scandal with Paris Hilton (I don't know which one, pick one) stating that they do not pay for interviews, ever.
When the networks say they don't pay for interviews, they're lying. Even when they don't fork over cash, the broadcast networks routinely offer other financial rewards in return for access. A few years ago, CBS News offered a "60 Minutes" interview proposal to Private Jessica Lynch in writing that included an MTV appearance, a possible Simon & Schuster book deal, and the guarantee of airtime on the CBS Evening News. When Michael Jackson gave a "60 Minutes" interview to Ed Bradley in 2003, the New York Times reported that the network paid the singer $1 million for it; the network denied it, but CBS News sources later said they'd been told that a deal had been made without their knowledge to pay Mr. Jackson for a network primetime special to promote his new record, in return for exclusive "60 Minutes" access. Even if no money changed hands, it was a business deal, and a smart one; the Jackson interview delivered the show its highest ratings among 18-to-49-year-olds in four years.
If we do not know that it is 20 20 yet, and as far as I can tell there is no link to this...this thread should be locked....I see trouble coming with it.
I think I saw a link...I'll go check....