Legit question: why do so many journalists prefer phone over email when it comes to answering interview questions?

I prefer email because I& #39;m very precise in my speech, and when I& #39;m summarized that accuracy is lost.

Yet most journalists seem to prefer phone. Why?
I think I& #39;m going to either insist on email moving forward, or make a habit of doing my own voice recording. Because one day this tendency to summarize is going to go south, and I& #39;m going to be quoted as saying something I never did or never would say.
I don& #39;t appreciate my words being changed to make me sound "more conversational." I deliberately speak about intimate apparel in a very specific way using language that is atypical from most experts in my industry, and is *definitely* different from laypeople.
None of the replies to this thread are addressing my primary issue, which is what I said being inaccurately summarized, so it seems the benefit of phone interviews is that it allows this to happen and people don& #39;t have be beholden to precision when writing the piece?
For example, if I say "people with breasts" when I& #39;m discussing bras, don& #39;t replace that with "women." I said what I meant to say. You& #39;ve misquoted me, and now the intentionality of my words has been lost.
If I say "pendulous breasts," don& #39;t say "sagging breasts." I used the words I used for a reason. The connotation is very different.
If I say bustier, don& #39;t say corset. Not even if another of your sources called it a corset. They& #39;re different garments. And now I look like I don& #39;t know my own subject matter.
If I say "full bust cups, DD+ and over," don& #39;t say plus sized. They& #39;re not the same.
And these are all easy, terminology type things. There have been other instances that are more complicated, but sharing details here would also reveal the specific person/pub I& #39;m talking about and I& #39;d rather not.
It definitely seems like the solution moving forward is to make sure I always have my own recording.
My other "favorite" though not the same is asking the questions several different ways looking for a different answer. Example:

J: So, lingerie must really spice up your sex life, right?
Me: I don& #39;t talk about my sex life.

J: Your husband must really like you in lingerie, yeah?
Me: I don& #39;t talk about my husband.

J: So what would you recommend for women who want to spice things up in the bedroom?
Me: I don& #39;t talk about sex.

J: What do you think is sexy about lingerie?
Me: I think sexiness is subjective. Defining "sexy" is not really my area.

Etc.
The number of questions I get expecting me to talk about fucking is really something.
Anyway, this was a useful and educational thread. Thank you to everyone who responded. I am, obviously, very, very passionate about changing the way society in general talks about lingerie, which is reflected in the way I speak about it...which is not the same way many others do.
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