Always Get the Name of the Dog is a guide to journalistic interviewing written by a journalist for journalists. It features advice from some of the best writers and reporters in the business and takes a comprehensive view of media interviewing, while emphasizing active learning to give readers actionable steps to become great media interviewers.
Autorentext
Nicole Kraft Ed.D. is a professor of journalism at The Ohio State University, and has been a professional journalist and writer for decades.
Klappentext
Always Get the Name of the Dog is a guide to journalistic interviewing, written by a journalist, for journalists. It features advice from some of the best writers and reporters in the business, and takes a comprehensive view of media interviewing across multiple platforms, while emphasizing active learning to give readers actionable steps to become great media interviewers. Through real scenarios and examples, this text takes future journalists through the steps of the interview, from research to source identification to question development and beyond. Whether you are a journalism student or an experienced reporter looking to sharpen your skills, this text can help make sure you get all you need from every interview you conduct.
Inhalt
Introduction: Welcome to the Conversation
Chapter 1: Success Starts with Research
Chapter 2: Something about Sources
Chapter 3: Getting it Down
Chapter 4: Location Matters
Chapter 5: Questions & Answers
Chapter 6: Tricks of the Talking Trade
Chapter 7: Covering Sports
Chapter 8: Speeches, Press Conference and Meetings, Oh My
Chapter 9: Interviewing Across Media
Chapter 10: Ethics of Interviewing
Chapter 11: Yes, There are Stupid Questions-but You Don't Have to Ask Them
Chapter 12: Let's Talk