Adil Najam
Just got hold of a list of major media appearances that Gen. Pervez Musharraf will be making as part of his book tour to promote In The Line of Fire: A Memoir. The book is publsihed by Simon and Schuster which will be handing much of the book tour, although it is clear that he will be asked about and will speak about much more than just the book.
(BTW, there is also a White House meeting with President Bush on Friday; so Gen. Musharraf will remain busy).
ATP had alreday written about the general’s appearance on Jon Stewart’s The Daily Show, and we have a ccurrently ongoing ATP Poll on Grading Gen. Musharraf’s Performance in office. I am sure there will be other appearances too, but here is a list of the key ones.
Sept. 24: 60 Minutes
Sept. 25: NBC’s Today Show
Sept. 26: The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Sept. 27: NPR’s Morning Edition
Oct. 1: NBC’s Meet The Press
Although there are always surprises, those familiar with the US media landscape would agree that one could express the toughest questions on Meet The Press with Tim Russert and The Dialy Show with Jon Stewart. The Today Show and Morning Edition appearances are more likely to focus on the ‘softer’ and more personal questions. 60 Minutes can go eitehr way, depending on who is interviewing him, but is likely to be a mix of personal and political issues.
Also heard on the internet that the ghost writer for the book is Humayun Gauhar. I am not at all sure if this is true or not. If this is, in fact, true that would be something. Humayun Gauhar is another ‘PR maven’, and son of Ayub Khan’s media guru, Altaf Gauhar. Reportedly, Ayub Khan’s biography, Friends, Not Masters, was ghost-written by Altaf Gauhar.
If true, the coincidence and the connection would be just a little too perfect. Which is why I remain skeptical about the authenticity of this rumor. Readers, does anyone have a sense if this is true or not?
Video clips (in three parts) of Bush-Musharraf press conference at the White House on Sept. 22:
[quote post=”319″]So kudoos to him on this strategy there “mission accomplishedâ€
On a different note, Mush’s media blitz has been very successful to land him a spot on last nights SNL skit. Whether we agree of him promoting his book or not on gov’t tour, the fact that he made it on SNL and someone mocking him selling his book as well as being pro-Bush shows he was successful in his media campaign, which all in all is beneficial for us branding us Pakistanis better then the bias image we have received so far from the mainstream media. So kudoos to him on this strategy there “mission accomplished”. BTW, the actor did a good job being Mush on SNL. :)
Just saw Prez on “Meet the Press” . Great job. Short and sweet. Very composed and addressed the questions very well, I think he handled himself well considering Tim Russert can be a bit abrupt at times and has been with other world leaders. Although, Tim Russert didn’t even bother to mention Prez in his highlights as one of the guests for today. Highlights, tend to come prior to the show for viewers to know who will be or what will be the topic for the show, he mentioned everyone, but Musharraf. I think Mush did very well to put Karzai in place too. Nice work!
Ally you guys and gals who are into this discussion should read Ayaz Amir’s column in today’s Dawn. Here is the link:http://dawn.com/weekly/ayaz/ayaz.htm
i thunk he has been great