1: WHY ALL THE QUESTIONS?

• Television Journalism
• Higher Education (degree)

Unit 32

Interview & Presentation Skills

Session 1: Why all the questions?

Lecturer: Lynda Bryans

"Good conversation is one of the joys of life" 

Cole Moreton

https://colemoreton.com/a-z-of-interviews/

Is an interview a conversation?

Why do we ask questions?

 The interview is the chief tool of active journalism... without talking to people who can give us information or opinions, we can only report what others send us or recycle what has appeared somewhere else.

(Known as Churnalism)

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Questions are a part of everyday life

Learning Outcomes for 

Unit 32 Interview & Presentation Skills

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OVER TO YOU... 20 mins

Work in groups of 2 or 3 to choose a topic or campaign in the news at the moment and list the people you would choose to interview in order to write a fair, accurate and contemporaneous story. 

Make sure you cover all sides and perspectives of the story.

Let's hear what you've got...

Watch or listen to an interview between a recognised journalist and a celebrity or expert in something. 

List the questions asked.

Does the interviewee answer the questions directly?

Then...

Watch or listen to an interview between a recognised journalist and a politician. 

List the question asked.

Does the politician answer the questions directly?

What did you learn from this experience?

Summing up...