You are the Public Relations Director for a large organization. You get a phone call at home in the evening from a reporter about a story he is preparing to publish as soon as he hangs up the phone with you. It is clear he has a story worthy of front page coverage about your organization but this is the first you have heard any of the information. You are angry you have not been brought into company discussions and the reporter knows more than you on the topic and given that it is late in the evening you are not likely to validate his questions. What is the most appropriate response you can give at this point?

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1. You are the Public Relations Director for a large organization. You get a phone call at home in the evening from a reporter about a story he is preparing to publish as soon as he hangs up the phone with you. It is clear he has a story worthy of front page coverage about your organization but this is the first you have heard any of the information. You are angry you have not been brought into company discussions and the reporter knows more than you on the topic and given that it is late in the evening you are not likely to validate his questions. What is the most appropriate response you can give at this point?