Detroit's Top PR Man Tells Reporters 'No More Voicemails Ever, Thanks'

OK. The truism apparently applies to PR people, too.

Today Jim Romensko reports on an unusual step taken by Bill Nowling, spokesperson for the city of Detroit’s emergency manager Kevyn Orr. When the city declared bankruptcy this summer, every journalist wanted to write about it—and at some point Nowling decided enough was enough.

He sent an email to reporters outlining a “new contact procedure”:

Going forward, all media requests (for information, for interviews, for directions) will be handled via e-mail…

…be as detailed as possible as to the issue about which you are calling or the specific questions you have.