Do Now

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Do you agree with this quote? Explain your response.

MS. PASTOR’S NEW MANTRA

LIVE IN THE MOMENT. CONCENTRATE ON THE

EXPERIENCE.

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Let every experience inspire you.

AND…

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That Means

Talk to your sources

in person!4

HAVE A CONVERSATION

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And…Complete the sentence: I’m a good listener because…

BELIEVE…• EVERYONE

HAS A STORY TO TELL.

• EVERYONE’S STORY IS

IMPORTANT.

Elizabeth Rubin

Anna Therese Day

Prepare by writing

interview Questions

• ASK OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS

• VARY THE TYPES OF QUESTIONS YOU

ASK•WRITE MORE

QUESTIONS THAN YOU THINK YOU’LL NEED (ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE NEW TO

JOURNALISM)

7 Types of Questions

• Opening Question•Factual Question•Probing Question•Hypothetical

question•Grand Tour

Question•Example or

Experience Question•Native Language

Question

Consider recording your

interview

How do you go about asking for

permission to record an interview?

“DO YOU MIND IF I RECORD THIS

INTERVIEW? I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT MY ARTICLE IS 100 PERCENT ACCURAT

E.”

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Ask FOLLOW-UP questions and

Be prepared to alter your

plan.

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Plan to

Collect WAY more information than

you need.This is called

the ICEBERG STRATE

GY.

The silent probeThe echo probeThe “uh-huh” probe

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USE PROBES.

Is there anything else you would like to talk about that we have not addressed during this interview?

If I need to reach you in the future, what would be the best way to contact you (ie. phone, in-person, through e-mail)? When would be the best time to contact you?

Also, forge RAPPORT. Send a brief “thank you” e-mail.

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Final Interview Questions

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Be respectful of your sources

Start scheduling

your interviews as soon as you

get your assignment.

IF YOU INTEND TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF OR BOOK AN INTERVIEW THROUGH E-MAIL…

Be professional in your word choice

Proofread Explain what you’d like to discuss State your deadline 18

Some interviews are better than others.

On the Record Off the Record Not for Attribution On Background

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Especially if you are new to journalism • Ask a classmate or

editor for an introduction to a source.• Bring a classmate or editor to your interview.

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Use it to your advantage Synergy = cooperative interaction among people or groups in which the outcome is greater than if the work had been done individually• “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.”

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getting the Interview/ Getting the Photo • “I’m really interested in this

topic and would love to learn more about it.”• “I know this article would be so much stronger with your photo.”• “It’s my first article/first year as editor. I really want to do a great job.”• “I need this article to get a good grade.”• “Ms. Pastor/my editor is really strict about deadlines.”

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“GET EXCITED!”-EMMA FLUSK

• Your work as a journalist is EXTREMELY important.• This year has the potential to be WONDERFUL.• COMMUNICATE to your editors and Ms. Pastor what you need.

“DON’T FORGET TO HAVE FUN.”-JAY HEUBERT

(& HIS WIFE)

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Randy Pausch

1960-2008