JRNL 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Equal Exchange, Fraternities And Sororities, Calne Without
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Interviewing is often the key to a successful story. On the other hand, a story can fail if reporter: Does not know how to ask questions. Gives up on a hostile or tight-lipped source. Reporters interview to gather information for three basic types of stories. Context and perspective, including significance of events or issues and their relationship to other issues. Everything needed for the news story, plus: The environment in which the subject lives or works. (cid:373)ells, sou(cid:374)ds a(cid:374)d te(cid:454)tu(cid:396)es asso(cid:272)iated (cid:449)ith the su(cid:271)je(cid:272)t"s ho(cid:373)e o(cid:396) (cid:449)o(cid:396)k, usi(cid:374)g e(cid:448)e(cid:396)(cid:455) se(cid:374)se to create an image of the interview subject. Everything for the news story and feature interview, plus you must get: The su(cid:271)je(cid:272)t"s (cid:448)e(cid:396)sio(cid:374) of e(cid:448)e(cid:374)ts, (cid:449)hi(cid:272)h (cid:373)a(cid:455) diffe(cid:396) f(cid:396)o(cid:373) that of othe(cid:396) sou(cid:396)(cid:272)es a(cid:374)d the (cid:396)e(cid:272)o(cid:396)d. Many experienced interviewers think of it as a conversation. But a conversation is an equal exchange of ideas. The interviewer must be in control of the interview.
