Interviewing: A Guide for Journalists and Writers
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.
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Interviewing: A Guide for Journalists and Writers
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.
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Interviewing: A Guide for Journalists and Writers

Interviewing: A Guide for Journalists and Writers

by Gail Sedorkin
Interviewing: A Guide for Journalists and Writers

Interviewing: A Guide for Journalists and Writers

by Gail Sedorkin

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Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781742370941
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Publication date: 02/01/2011
Edition description: Second Edition
Pages: 216
Product dimensions: 5.06(w) x 7.81(h) x (d)
Lexile: 1280L (what's this?)

About the Author

Gail Sedorkin has worked as a journalist on ABC Radio and for regional newspapers, and as a journalism educator at Central Queensland University and Deakin University, as well as for James Cook University. She is co-author of Reporting in a Multimedia World and Get Your Message Across.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements vii

Introduction vii

1 The interview 1

2 Research 32

3 Getting started 55

4 Breaking the ice 73

5 The questions 83

6 Print interviews 108

7 Broadcast interviews 125

8 Telephone and email interviews 153

9 Using the information 164

10 Keeping safe 179

Resources 194

List of personal and email interviews 200

Index 201

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