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Get Out There!

Get Out There!. Mrs. Hall’s Top 5 Get Out There Tips. Getting out of your comfort zone and getting out there to get the story can be intimidating, but here are Mrs. Hall’s Top 5 Tips to be successful as an active journalist. Tip #1 - Be Knowledgeable.

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Get Out There!

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  1. Get Out There!

  2. Mrs. Hall’s Top 5 Get Out There Tips • Getting out of your comfort zone and getting out there to get the story can be intimidating, but here are Mrs. Hall’s Top 5 Tips to be successful as an active journalist.

  3. Tip #1 - Be Knowledgeable • Make sure that you research, study and make yourself a micro-expert on the topic you have been assigned to cover. • The more you know about the topic, the more confident you will be to address others about it. • If you are fearful of a particular interview, use your other more comfortable resources to gain as much information as you can about the topic.

  4. Tip #2 – Be Assertive • Don’t get assertion confused with aggression! Many people get those two words confused. • Being assertive simply means that you know what you want and what you want to accomplish. Assertion comes from confidence and confidence comes from knowledge.

  5. Tip #3 – Be Ethical • Remember to rely on your ethical values as a human as well as your values as a journalist. Ethics in journalism not only control what you should and shouldn’t print, but they also are guiding elements for interview etiquette, staff room politics, and all other facets of journalism. • Know and understand your rights as well as those of your interviewee prior to conducting your interview.

  6. Tip #4 – Be Mobile • Please know that a great story is not going to walk into the news office and plop down on your keyboard while you sit patiently and wait for it! • You need to get out of the classroom/news room and reach to get a solid story. While it may be entertaining at times in the news/classroom, there isn’t anything in there that will help you write a great story.

  7. Tip #5 – Practice, Practice, Practice • Just as with any sport, musical instrument or other skill, interviewing is something that needs to be practiced. • Once you have your interview questions, practice on a parent, a friend, or even your stuffed animals! Put yourself in a situation where you must ask your questions out loud to an audience. • You can even ask your audience to act in different ways in order to give you a chance to practice different situations.

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