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Interviewing

Interviewing. Interviewing isn’t just asking questions, Make it conversational Don’t threaten people Don’t be confrontational Don’t argue Prepare well for the interview. Interviewing. Preparing for the interview Find out as much as you can before the interview

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Interviewing

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  1. Interviewing • Interviewing isn’t just asking questions, • Make it conversational • Don’t threaten people • Don’t be confrontational • Don’t argue • Prepare well for the interview

  2. Interviewing • Preparing for the interview • Find out as much as you can before the interview • Use the Internet, past articles, talk to other reporters, etc. • Write your questions out ahead of time

  3. Interviewing • Preparing for a news story • Look at clips, facts, etc. • Preparing for a profile • Look for personality quirks, the person’s interests, family, friends, habits • Preparing for an investigative piece, • You want to know both your subject matter and the person you are interviewing

  4. Interviewing • After doing research, write out some main questions you need to cover. • Don’t ask a bunch of yes or no questions • If you need to ask Y or N questions, ask follow up questions • Don’t ask obvious questions • (How do you feel?)

  5. Interviewing • Ask good questions. • Be logical. • Put yourself in the shoes of the reader. Ask yourself what readers would want to know. • Ask open ended questions and close-ended questions, which are more specific.

  6. Interviewing • Take a notepad, pencil, pens • Consider using a tape recorder depending on the circumstances • If you use a tape recorder, get permission first. • Keep in mind that tape recorders intimidate many people and you’re not likely to get as good of an interview.

  7. Interviewing • Set up an appointment if possible • Be on time • Dress appropriately • Introduce yourself. • State your name and publication you work for. Identify yourself as a reporter. • Shake hands if appropriate.

  8. Interviewing • Make people feel comfortable • Be conversational • LISTEN to what people are telling you • Look at reactions • OBSERVE your surroundings

  9. Interviewing • Start with an OPENER QUESTION. • Ask a FIRST STEP QUESTION • Ask a QUALIFIER QUESTION • Ask ROUTINE FACTUAL QUESTIONS • Ask NUMERICAL QUESTIONS

  10. Interviewing • Asking deeper questions: G-O-S-S-E-Y: • G-Goals. Why does your school have a trivia team. • O-Obstacles- Who is the teams greatest rival? • S-Solutions-What are you doing from keeping beaten

  11. Interviewing • S-Start-How did your team get started? When did you first win? • E-Evaluation – Is this a worthwhile activity. What does it contribute to our school. • Y-Why-Why are schools all over the country doing this? Why do students want to be on the trivia team.

  12. Interviewing • LISTENING is very important during interviews because it may lead you to a story that you did not know was there. So if you have a list of questions, don’t be afraid to vear away from them. • ASK ABOUT ANECTODES- These are often the most interesting parts of stories. Anecdotes are little stories that people have gone through.

  13. Interviewing • If you have a hard question or controversial question, SAVE IT FOR THE END. • Look for a main idea or interesting angle during your interview.

  14. Interviewing • Taking notes • Write down key points • Listen closely • Look for direct quotes (verbatim comments you will use in your story). • Don’t use ordinary sentences in quotes. (Ex: sports coaches) • Use quotes that are interesting • You may also indirectly quote someone

  15. Interviewing • Take good notes • If you are not sure of something or didn’t get everything down, repeat it back to the source. • If you need to review the basics of your notes with the source

  16. Interviewing • Off the recordYou both agree to speak candidly withoutany note-taking. Trust is crucial. Info givenshould not be tied to this source at all.Everyone you were told is CONFIDENTIAL. • Honor off the recordYou are NOT allowed to identify the sourceof your confidential info. No one should betold the name of this source.

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