If you were interviewed by a newspaper,magazine tv channel

[100%]

Should you at least not be paid for it?
or does "media coverage" mean they get to suck your info,
from you, for free
while they are being paid a steady salary?

[Gripper]

If they asked to interview you ,then yes.
Get an agent.

[Virtualbody1234]

Everything is negotiable.

But do it before you provide the information.

[gatorade]

yup unless you just want free publicity