1. The Interview Interviews Part II
By Michael Flax

2. 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.

3. Taking Notes An interviewer has to be able to:
_______________________________
All of this in a short amount of time

4. Taking Notes
Note-taking language
A set of _______________ and _________________ reporters develop to help them take notes quickly.

5. < , > 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

6. 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 . . .

7. Follow-up questions
Enable the reporter to be ______________ enough to move in a different direction if the interview shifts away from the planned topic

8. Follow-up Questions
Be sure to steer the source back to your ___________________________ so you get all the information you need to write your story.

9. Follow-up Questions Written Question #1 Written Question #2

10. 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 _____________________.

11. Works Cited
Schaffer, James; McCutheon, Randall; Stofer, Kathryn T. Journalism Matters. Gathering the News. Lincolnwood, Il Pg