Or you may spend half a day with a newspaper reporter and be quoted only once, or not at all. Don't be disappointed. However, the time you spent helped establish a good working relationship with the media that will benefit you in the long run. Chances are, the story will appear later or the reporter will be back. Reporters are reluctant to tell you when an interview will appear, usually because they don't know.
Timing is up to their editors or producers.
The Communications Office often can find out for you, if there is a scheduled date or time, or we can obtain videos or clippings. Remember that reporters have nothing to do with headlines. Those are written by editors on the copy desk, often under great deadline and space pressures. Compliments When a story is reported well, let the reporter know with a phone call or letter to the editor. But don't overdo it.