On January seventeenth and eighteenth of the year two thousand and fifteen, thousands of Americans tuned in to OWN (Oprah Interview Network) to watch the Lance Armstrong’s interview with Oprah Winfrey. The ninety minute interview was done in Mr. Armstrong’s home located in Austin, Texas. Winfrey conducted this interview with Armstrong to address the public U.S. reports of him using banned substances during his professional cyclist career. For years he denied the fact of ever using any type of performance enhancing drugs during his career. Now the cyclist admits to doping during his professional career on national television in front of millions of viewers.
The United States Anti-doping Agency (ASADA) held Lance Armstrong responsible for the doping and trafficking activities in the years of 2009 and 2010 to improve the United States Postal Services (USPS) Team performance. The USADA report states, “The USPS Team doping conspiracy was professionally designed to groom and pressure athletes …show more content…
Winfrey was straight forward in this interview and did not hold back her demeanor or questions. In the beginning I love how she set the ground rules for the interview. “When we first met, a week ago today, we agreed that there would be no holds barred, and there would be no conditions on this interview, and that this would be an open field.” Winfrey used the directive approach only with in the first five minutes of the interview. As the interviewer she took control by mentioning the purpose of the interview. Her purpose set organization and structure within her interview because her topics, gathered information, and questions were well prepared beforehand. However, Armstrong also agreed to be straight forward during the interview. He texted the associated press stating, “I told her to go wherever she wants and I’ll answer the questions directly, honestly, and
The United States Anti-doping Agency (ASADA) held Lance Armstrong responsible for the doping and trafficking activities in the years of 2009 and 2010 to improve the United States Postal Services (USPS) Team performance. The USADA report states, “The USPS Team doping conspiracy was professionally designed to groom and pressure athletes …show more content…
Winfrey was straight forward in this interview and did not hold back her demeanor or questions. In the beginning I love how she set the ground rules for the interview. “When we first met, a week ago today, we agreed that there would be no holds barred, and there would be no conditions on this interview, and that this would be an open field.” Winfrey used the directive approach only with in the first five minutes of the interview. As the interviewer she took control by mentioning the purpose of the interview. Her purpose set organization and structure within her interview because her topics, gathered information, and questions were well prepared beforehand. However, Armstrong also agreed to be straight forward during the interview. He texted the associated press stating, “I told her to go wherever she wants and I’ll answer the questions directly, honestly, and