[Journalists] questions from a newby

[Elizabeth Campbell]

Hi Amelia,

Thanks for writing in, and welcome to our list.

You are correct in that you should do your background research first.
i would focus on why the study is being done,and what  the researchers hope 
to accomplish

Good luck

Liz
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Amelia Dickerson" <ameliadickerson at gmail.com>
To: <journalists at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 31, 2010 8:54 PM
Subject: [Journalists] questions from a newby


>I am a newby in this realm, and I am most concerned about my
> interviewing skills. I have a story I'm just getting started with.
> It's more of a case study for a professional audience, so it needs to
> go more in depth than a newspaper story. One friend who is a sight
> journalist gave me as her piece of advice to start off with the
> hardest questions. I wonder if anyone else has suggestions on how to
> do a thorough interview, without making them answer questions all day
> long. I know I should do background research first and am doing so,
> but part of why I'm writing this up for this group is because they
> have been flying by the seat of their pants and haven't gotten around
> to writing anything down. Thanks for any suggestions.
>
> -- 
> Amelia Dickerson
>
> What counts can't always be counted, and what can be counted doesn't
> always count.
> Albert Einstein
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