The Interview Interviews Part II By Michael Flax
Before the Interview Thank the person for agreeing to speak with you. _____________________________. _____________________________________ __________________________________. You’ll get an impression of the person by interacting one-on-one.
Taking Notes An interviewer has to be able to: _______________________________ All of this in a short amount of time
Taking Notes Note-taking language A set of _______________ and _________________ reporters develop to help them take notes quickly.
< , > greater than and less than = similar/ same meaning Note-Taking Language Ppl people Ev every w/ with < , > greater than and less than = similar/ same meaning A for therefore Diff different
Note- taking language (cont.) 2B to be B4 before Initials of people in a group to distinguish which one is speaking Example: Reporter R: blah, blah . . . Smiley S: blah, blah . . .
Follow-up questions Enable the reporter to be ______________ enough to move in a different direction if the interview shifts away from the planned topic
Follow-up Questions Be sure to steer the source back to your ___________________________ so you get all the information you need to write your story.
Follow-up Questions Written Question #1 Written Question #2
Follow-up Questions Even with the 10 best questions in the world, a lack of _____________________ to clarify information or pursue other possibilities will leave the completed story sounding _____________________.
Works Cited Schaffer, James; McCutheon, Randall; Stofer, Kathryn T. Journalism Matters. Gathering the News. Lincolnwood, Il. 2001. Pg 90-107.