MARCH 18 CLASS

1. JOU 4702
BROADCAST NEWS
REPORTING PRACTICUM
PROFESSOR MICHAEL RIZZO
SPRING 2020
MARILLAC 428

2. JOU 4702
BROADCAST NEWS
REPORTING PRACTICUM
Last class – February 26
LIVE anchoring

3. JOU 4702
BROADCAST NEWS
REPORTING PRACTICUM
Today
Interviewing differently

4. RECAP
CHECK YOUR FACTS
READ AND SAY WHAT THE SCRIPT SAYS
MAKE EYE CONTACT WITH THE CAMERA

5. INTERVIEWING
KEY TIPS FOR THE BROADCAST
INTERVIEW
SET YOUR FOCUS – TIME MAY
BE LIMITED
PREPARE WHENEVER POSSIBLE
PRIORITIZE YOUR QUESTIONS

6. ASK OPEN ENDED QUESTIONS
LEARN SOMETHING (SO YOUR
AUDIENCE WILL TOO)
LISTEN CAREFULLY AND FOLLOW-UP

8. OTHER WAYS OF THINKING OF
QUESTIONS
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9. https://thewholestory.solutionsjournalism

11. REMOTE INTERVIEWS
• NOT NEW
• TYPICAL MULTI-CAMERA WITH HIGH
PRODUCTION VALUES
• TRUE CONVERSATION WITH Q&A

14. CHALLENGES
• TECHNOLOGY
• LIMITED “VIEW” – SURROUNDINGS,
FULL PERSON, EYE CONTACT
• DISTRACTION POTENTIAL

16. MAKING IT WORK
• PREPARATION – TECHNOLOGY,
SETTING, INTERVIEWEE
• KEEP QUESTIONS SHORT
• MAKE QUESTIONS OPEN-ENDED
• BE CREATIVE WITH OTHER ELEMENTS
(ADDITIONAL CAMERA ON YOUR
END, FILE VIDEO)

19. SKYPE INTERVIEW PAIRINGS
ALANA AND SAMANTHA
MICHAEL AND PIERO
NATALY AND GINA
JON-PAUL AND GEORGE
STEPHANIE AND BRE’ANNA
AMBER AND DANIEL
COLE AND RAQUEL
LEIGH-TAYLOR AND PROFESSOR RIZZO

20. SKYPE INTERVIEW
• PRODUCE A 3:00 PKG BASED ON
YOUR SKYPE INTERVIEW
• INCLUDE A “SIT DOWN” OPEN
• GATHER FILE VIDEO
• GATHER IMAGES OR GRAPHICS
• INSERT INTERVIEW
• RECORD “SIT DOWN” CLOSE

21. AS-L