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Interviewing for Journalists addresses the central skill of asking the right question in the right way. It is a practical and concise guide for all print journalists - professionals, students and trainees. The authors, both experienced journalists, explain the different types of interviewing, from the street interview, vox pop or press conference to the interview used as a basis for an in-depth profile. Drawing on examples of published material, and featuring interviews with a number of successful writers and columnists, the book covers every aspect of interviewing.
Interviewing for Journalists details the central journalistic skill of how to ask the right question in the right way. It is a practical and concise guide for all print and online journalists – professionals, students and trainees – whether writing news stories or features for newspapers and magazines, print and web. Interviewing for Journalists focuses on the many types of interviewing, from the routine street interview, vox pop and press conference to the interview used as the basis of an in-depth profile. Drawing on previously published material and featuring interviews with successful columnists such as Emma Brockes, who writes for the Guardian and the New York Times and Andrew Dunca...
Cover -- Interviewing for Journalists -- Media Skills -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 Communicating and interviewing: the basics -- How I interview: Camilla Long -- Chapter 3 News interviewing -- How I interview: Justin Davenport -- Chapter 4 Planning and preparation -- How I interview: Sheron Boyle -- Chapter 5 The interview itself -- How I interview: Cole Moreton -- Chapter 6 Interviewing techniques -- How I interview: Susan Grossman -- Chapter 7 Vox pops and other interviewing opportunities -- How I interview: Wendy Holden -- Chapter 8 The twenty-first-century tools of interviewing -- How I interview: Brian Viner -- Chapter 9 Interviewing by telephone, email, text and Skype -- How I interview: Heidi Blake -- Chapter 10 Interviewing the famous - and infamous -- How I interview: Stephanie Rafanelli -- Chapter 11 How to manage challenging, difficult or sensitive interviews -- How I interview: Dorothy Lepkowska -- Chapter 12 After the interview -- How I interview: Emma Brockes -- Chapter 13 Law and ethics -- Recommended books and films -- Index
This is an essential guide to the art of interviewing, with checklists, tips and examples from leading journalists and PR specialists, covering basic to advanced techniques. Sedorkin and Forbes provide a comprehensive, step-by-step overview of how to manage the interview process. They cover: best practice for preparing for an interview (and what to do when you don’t have time to) the differences between news and feature interviews (for print and broadcast) techniques to break the ice and navigate tricky and sensitive interviewees and topics tips on staying safe when operating in dangerous situations how best to utilise digital tools to make the most of any interview situation This third ed...
'The quintessential catch-all of journalism interviewing with tips, techniques and tales covering all interviewing forms in one easy-to-read volume.' - Leo Bowman in Australian Studies in Journalism Good interviewing is the key to good reporting and great stories. It's a difficult skill to acquire and it can be stressful, but you can learn how to approach a total stranger and elicit information on a topic about which you know nothing. In the second edition of this widely used guide, experienced journalist Gail Sedorkin shows you step by step how to manage the interview process. She explains how to prepare, and what to do when you don't have time to do any research. She outlines the difference between 'soft' and 'hard' interviews, how to use digital tools effectively, and how to make the most of any interview situation. With tips and examples from leading journalists, and covering basic to advanced techniques, Interviewing is an essential guide for journalists, researchers and writers.
THE ULTIMATE INSIDER’S LOOK AT THE FINE ART OF INTERVIEWING “I had a fantasy the other night that this interview is so great that they no longer want me to act—just do interviews. I thought of us going all over the world doing interviews—we’ve signed for three interviews a day for six weeks.” —Al Pacino, in an interview with Lawrence Grobel Highly respected in journalist circles and hailed as “the Interviewer’s Interviewer,” Lawrence Grobel is the author of well-received biographies of Truman Capote, Marlon Brando, James Michener, and the Huston family, with bylines from Rolling Stone and Playboy to the New York Times. He has spent his thirty-year career getting tough sub...
A practical guide to all aspects of interviewing for print and broadcast journalists and writers. The authors explain how to prepare, and what to do when you don't have time to prepare; outline the difference between "soft" and "hard" interviews; and show how to make the most of any interview.
Research Skills for Journalists is a comprehensive, engaging and highly practical guide to developing the varied skillset needed for producing well researched, quality journalism across a range of platforms. Illustrated with original interviews and case studies, the book guides readers through a clear understanding of sources of news, as well as illustrating the skills needed to undertake successful digital and non-digital research and to conduct interviews for a variety of media. It examines the skills needed for basic data journalism and presents an in-depth exploration of the different research skills specific to producing print and online text, as well as those for broadcast and multimed...
Interviewing is a primer for the digital age yet one embracing age-old lessons that make clear the crucial importance of successful interviewing techniques for productive civic engagement.