A few weeks after I returned from the “controversial” Nestle Healthy, Happy Family Event, I was contacted by Stacy Katz of Katz Media Consulting about a potential interview by the LA Times on “Twitter terrorism”.  After speaking on the phone with Ms. Katz, she expressed that a reporter, P.J. Huffstutter, from the LA Times was writing a piece on Twitter bullying, and she wanted to speak to me about the backlash I experienced on Twitter regarding the Nestle event.  Although the term “Twitter terrorism” was a bit dramatic in my opinion, I did believe a piece on adult Twitter bullying was a newsworthy article, and wanted to be a part of it.

The conference call between Ms. Katz, Ms. Huffstutter, and myself occurred on Monday, October 25th.  At the beginning of the call, Ms. Huffstutter expressed that the article had transformed into a piece regarding food corporation sponsored events involving mom bloggers.  Uh, okay?  Throughout the interview, I was asked very little about my “Twitter terrorism” experience with Nestle, but instead about which hotel I stayed, swag I received, and where I ate for dinner.  It was obvious where this interview was headed, but I still answered each question honestly in hopes that my side would be expressed in the article.

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