>There's nothing explicitly wrong with a phone call, but it's far easier to be extremely precise with your words when it's in a written format. It will take longer to write and more often than not most of it will get discarded, but the writing process is extremely valuable.<p>SUPER strong agreement here. The one and only time I interacted with a reporter, I was running for selectboard in my very small town. I did a phone interview, and I felt that practically everything was lost in translation in a way that was quite heartbreaking.