Tuesday, 12 August 2008

the most useful questions in journalism..

are the who, what, where, when, how and why.

BAD QUESTIONS INCLUDE
ones that take longer than the answer
overused phrases
ones that induce a no-brain answer

THE BETTER ONES
provoke a detailed response
analyse and prove previous answers
collect opinions, not feelings
make the interviewee think and explain things in their own words
help people continue speaking and elaborate

UNEASY SOURCES
are often intimidated by journalists
are reluctant to speak to the press
should be persuaded to talk through friendliness

ATTAINING A COMFORTABLE INTERVIEW INVOLVES
thought on how and where to speak to them e.g somewhere they would feel comfortable
adapting to the interviewee by making them feel relaxed and at ease
tweaking yourself for the comfortability of your interviewee
analysing them and playing on your character analysis
assimilating yourself in any way to your interviewee

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