Bring Media Training back STAT.

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I pity current celebrities. Fans not only demand 24/7 access, entertainment, and authenticity but now they want relatability too.

This is interesting because I've watched some newer actors/actresses interviews and the comments are always full of older people saying that the new batch of actors are too media trained and miss the "authenticity" of older stars. Then you look at new musicians and everyone wants them to shut up. PR agents can't win for losing 😅

If Tyla’s only crime is being mysterious and cocky, then media training isn’t the issue; it’s society. Even when artist had media training, tabloids, radio shows, television, awards shows, etc. torn those people apart! People pretend to want relatability but, what they really want is to be the puppeteer.

i think it’s lame that tyla is being called cocky and stand offish. i think she’s just confident and not willing to compromise herself and her boundaries and people are taking personal offense to it. she could definitely stand to be better about how she expresses it but it also feels like people are shitting on her for being firm in herself.

As an African, it baffles me why Americans still feel the need to question Tyla's race despite her addressing this issue already. I don't know why it's so hard to comprehend that Coloured people are a normal thing where we come from.

Also while celebrities need media training, good lawd the audience neeeeds media literacy!!! preferably at the same time thanks.

Speaking as an anxious person who confused verbal vomiting with being relatable, I wish we could all have media training or at least public speaking. I think most people we see as relatable are doing so performatively (TSwift, Renee Rapp, etc.) & I admire them for it. Jennifer Lawerence, for example, played up the "I'm a quirky girl who loves to eat" as a defense against interviewers who fixated on her weight for Hunger Games & then had to dial it back when ppl accused her of being a Pick Me later. PR feels like a dance or an unspoken battle btw us & celebs

The “mad for 3-5 business days and moves on” is so true. 😭😭💀

As someone who has a degree in PR, it really makes me sad how unimportant many industries make it seem. PR is one of the most important things that can make or break the relationship between an artist/product and their fans/consumers. Thanks for making this video!

very interesting that after Chappell Roan’s jimmy fallon interview most of the comments were like ‘She’s got no media training and we love her for that she’s so funny’ so I guess it comes down to balance media training and relatability to not come off as inauthentic. PS. I love your videos and your voice is beautiful 🫧

I think people are taking the tyla thing wayyy too far. she didn’t answer a question and now they calling her colorist, racist, arrogant, cocky, etc. Yes, she should’ve been prepared if they were going to send her on this interview regardless, but the fake narratives people are spinning for her are crazy when it was her team at fault. Idk why people want someone who’s mixed to only identify as black— the ODR only exists in America, and she’s from SA where they differentiate. Mind you she’s already answered the question on a previous interview, so what’s the real reason people upset? Makes no sense!

What I got from this is that we’re always tougher with female “celebs” than males. Females need to be balanced, they need to be pretty, they need to be nice, they need to be respectful… I think anyone is allowed to say they don’t want to answer everything.

Just had a thought amount of media training expected on female artists/women in particular is crazy - like I never see people coming for Kanye on media training 😭

Thats why I love looking at interviews from the 90s especially Aaliyah. Because even as a teenager she was being asked inappropriate questions about her relationship with R.Kelly yet she was so smart and clever with her answers, you either left believing her or you weren't quite sure what to believe yet you became even more intrigued by her, because she had the ability to answer tough questions in such a way that she was able to still keep her mystic and still be seen as sweet, and likeable. As for Tyla I saw nothing wrong with how she answered the questions at all. I do see a sweet young talented woman, but I think some people are so miserable they are nitpicking and finding things to hate her for, she's unproblematic to me all the way. It seems like her team didn't prepare her by letting her know that the request to deny certain questions was ignored, So she was put off guard. As far as her refusing to answer certain questions I don't see why thats such as issue. People seem to think that they deserve to know every personal detail about these celebrities. And we aren't owed a damn thing. If they don’t want to answer certain questions that should be respected, no matter how famous they are. This is the whole reason why Beyonce doesn't do interviews anymore because too many interviewers have been disrespectful and crossed too many boundaries.

the way she responded to them asking about her injury actually finished me!! she has been cancelling so many shows because of this injury so it makes sense why fans want to know what’s going on however i understand her wanting to protect her privacy which is why she needs media training

Honestly the South African conversation could’ve been so educational to those who don’t understand the South African government when it comes to the discussion of race.

Maybe an unpopular opinion but interviews these days can be so boring. I get that the media was harsh and disgusting in the 00s but I feel like now it’s just interviewers sucking the artists off. There needs to be a balance

I think the secret to good media training is charisma. If you can make a joke out of awkward questions, compliment people, generally appear approachable and appropriate/polite, then you’re golden. People don’t want relatable, they want charisma and approachable, people who can engage and entertain in an interview. I believe charisma can be taught and come in many different styles, which is what a pr team should strive to do. I think this is why the Tyla interview came off bad because she appears as someone who cannot think or talk for themselves, not approachable in conversation. And the Ariana one was just clearly inappropriate. I saw some people compliment Chapell Roan for lack of media training but still being a great interview, and I think it’s because she has charisma and is funny, polite and approachable/ friendly throughout the interview. In addition, I think it’s why people don’t mind when certain celebrities argue or leave interviews after a particularly bad, rude or vulgar question because that is an appropriate response to being offended. You can defend your self when somebody is attacking you however when a celebrity walks in defensive and rude toward an ordinary interviewer, it’s inappropriate and therefore comes off very bad. Altogether a really interesting video considering PR has existed forever but it seems in recent years the public has become super aware of it.❤

Hmmmm, I don't agree on the Tyla thing, the whole 'race' question was a gotcha for her, any answer would have been picked apart. Prior to that she had already gotten heat from black Americans for not 'claiming' a black identity enough, even though she had clearly said prior that in her country, she is not considered black. So there was no right answer for her, The Breakfast Club set her up.