Now, a Frequent Flier interview in Business Day has Mr. Fallows, and others, once again questioning an aviation-related piece's veracity and calling for more thorough fact-checking and sourcing on flying articles.
But to find out more, I discovered a May 5, 2008, on-the-fly interview with Buffett carried by CNBC.
Even though Gabriel dislikes flying (and interviews), he is unfailingly polite.
Journalists from around the world used to fly in to interview Mr. Arpaio.
- The president is criticised by animal rights group Peta for swatting a fly during an interview.
The company that provided your ticket is eager to have you fly over and interview; what you do after that is up to you.
For example, someone applying for a role as an apprentice technician will fly through the interview if they can demonstrate their love of IT by showing how they use it in their spare time.
Then I hit them with this story about a female TV personality – now one of the most famous faces in the country – whose first onscreen job for a regional news team was to fly abroad to interview a much-lauded war hero.
If you are not asked to fly to the interview, what alternative arrangements might you be offered?
"Life's a little harder when the presidency isn't about - oh, I don't know - killing a fly during an interview, or sinking a three-pointer". "What is it that you want?" Obama asks again.
Here's mine: dash across a street during heavy traffic, take a skydiving lesson, go snorkeling, slink into a bar at midnight, train as a docent in an art museum, fly to Haiti, interview a brain surgeon -- or ride a roller coaster.
