CNN Postpones Valdes-Rodriguez Interview

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CNN Postpones Valdes-Rodriguez Interview

January 13, 2011 by Julito Varela

UPDATE, January 13: 6:15 PM EST: Valdes-Rodriguez just posted the following on her Facebook site: “Uhm…okay. Just got an email from my publicist saying CNN is postponing again because of the shootings. I’ll let you know more soon.” and tweeted this: My publicist just emailed to say my CNN interview is postponed again because of AZ shootings. I will update as I know more.

Twitter news moves fast.

Here is the ORIGINAL story we posted at 5pm EST on January 13:

Best-selling Latina author, Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez, who has become a case study about the pros and cons of social media, announced today on her Twitter and Facebook sites that she will appear on CNN on January 14 at 1:30 MST (3:30 EST) to discuss “the dangers of optioning your book to TV producers without reading the fine print, and the role of social media in reaching readers directly.”

Valdes-Rodriguez, whose issues with Ann Lopez a nd Encanto Productions have been chronicled consistently on this blog since December 23, confirmed to us this afternoon that CNN anchor Brook Baldwin will interview her. The author of The Dirty Girls Social Club also said that she will be the only guest to discuss this topic with Baldwin.

So, looks like this story that was going away is now getting national media attention.

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15 Responses

on January 13, 2011 at 5:19 pm | Reply Vanessa Varela

this is hilarious — CNN = National attention. love it.
- on January 13, 2011 at 5:21 pm | Reply juliorvarela
  
  And to all those who thought it wasn’t going to happen. No to say I told you so, but this story had legs. Thanks, Titi!
on January 13, 2011 at 5:26 pm | Reply Raul Ramos y Sanchez

Say what you will, Alisa is succeeding in being heard.
- on January 13, 2011 at 6:09 pm | Reply juliorvarela
  
  And in the end, it is all about getting heard. Social media can get you national coverage. AVR’s story proves it.
on January 13, 2011 at 5:27 pm | Reply Danielle La Paglia

Interesting. I might have to record that one.
- on January 13, 2011 at 6:09 pm | Reply juliorvarela
  
  The CNN anchor is Brooke Baldwin: http://twitter.com/#!/brookebcnn
on January 13, 2011 at 6:23 pm | Reply juliorvarela

Valdes-Rodriguez just posted the following on her Facebook site: “Uhm…okay. Just got an email from my publicist saying CNN is postponing again because of the shootings. I’ll let you know more soon.”
on January 13, 2011 at 8:38 pm | Reply Lourdes

Um, do we really think it keeps getting rescheduled? Alisa’s checkered past probably scared the producer away from the story in the end.
- on January 13, 2011 at 8:53 pm | Reply juliorvarela
  
  No one knows, but we are just reporting what she is saying. We did contact the anchor and are waiting to hear back from her. Thanks for the comment.
on January 15, 2011 at 8:52 pm | Reply lupe

So has this been rescheduled, or cancelled?
- on January 15, 2011 at 10:44 pm | Reply juliorvarela
  
  The interview has not been canceled, it has been postponed, but according to AVR, it is still on CNN’s schedule.
on January 15, 2011 at 11:09 pm | Reply lupe

Two “postponements.” I’m not holding my breath.
- on January 15, 2011 at 11:14 pm | Reply juliorvarela
  
  Just so you know, CNN did confirm that they were going to interview her. We will see.
on January 15, 2011 at 11:20 pm | Reply lupe

Now that the networks have started picking up their pilots, I wonder if CNN wants to wait until NBC has made a decision one way or the other.
- on January 15, 2011 at 11:34 pm | Reply juliorvarela
  
  That’s a good point.