1. Recording and Concluding Interviews Part III By Michael Flax

2. Observe and Record Details Getting quotes is great, but sometimes that is not the whole story. A good interviewer is also a good _____________.

3. Observe and Record Details Before, during and after the interview, an interviewer must pick up _________ ____________ that will help add detail or _______________________, especially if the assignment is a feature story.

4. Recording an Interview It helps to get details during an interview. They capture every word of the interview and give the reporter more accurate and interesting quotations to put in the story.

5. Recording Negatives Recorders are not always reliable. _____________________. ___________________________________ ___________________________________ _.

6. Recorders- Ask Permission Many sources do not like to be recorded. Ask permission from a source before recording an interview. __________________________________ _______________________________.

7. While Recording Always take notes, even though the recorder is running. _________________________________ ______________________________. If the recorder stops in the middle of an interview and you didn’t write anything down, ___________________________.

8. Concluding the Interview Before you close an interview, quickly ________________________________. Ask the source to __________ any points you are uncertain about and __________ any questions may have overlooked. Things that seemed clear before may not be that way later.

9. Concluding the Interview Use the 5 Ws and an H to conclude an interview. Basic information: How ______________________________? What _____________________________? Where _____________________________? When _____________________________? Who _______________________________ ____________________________________? Why _______________________________?

10. Interviewing in Groups Trying to interview a person in a __________ ______________can detract from individual responses and change the atmosphere of the entire interview. Avoid it if possible Avoid doing interviews where students congregate.

11. Interviewing in Groups Exception Sometimes the reporter may want to get a sense of the ________________ or the _____________________________ among the sources. Members of a championship athletic team Organizers of a successful fund-raiser

12. Person-on-the-Street Interviews The reporter asks individuals to respond to one or two specific questions and records the answers. Do not expect serious answers in this kind of situation.

13. News Conference Planned to convey information ___________________________________ _________________________________. Most often today they are televised and usually focused on the ___________ or a __________________ of a special interest group. After the source delivers a prepared statement, reporters are usually then __________________________________.

14. News Conference The source is ______________ at a news conference. Each reporter must decide what questions are important, because _________________ _____________________________________. Also, ________________________________, for they may lead the conference in a whole different direction.

15. Works Cited Schaffer, James; McCutheon, Randall; Stofer, Kathryn T. Journalism Matters. Gathering the News. Lincolnwood, Il. 2001. Pg 90-107.