JOU 2312 MARCH 16 2020 CLASS

1. JOU 2312
REPORTING AND WRITING
FOR TV AND RADIO
Professor Michael Rizzo
Director, Journalism Program
Division of Mass Communication
College of Professional Studies

2. LAST CLASS MARCH 12
INTERVIEWING
JOU 2312
REPORTING AND WRITING
FOR TV AND RADIO

3. TODAY
MORE ON INTERVIEWING
JOU 2312
REPORTING AND WRITING
FOR TV AND RADIO

4. Recap
Anticipate interviewing problems
beforehand and be ready to
resolve them, always aim for
ON THE RECORD, LIVE interviews
require knowledge of the event
and critical thinking of what the
audience needs to know

5. ASSIGNMENT FOR TODAY
CONDUCT A 1:00 LIVE VIDEO
INTERVIEW ON COVID-19.
HOW DID IT GO?

6. WHAT DID
REPORTER
PEREZ ASK
THE CHIEF?

7. HERE ARE SOME QUESTIONS
ADAPTED FROM REPORTER
PEREZ’S ARTICLE ON WHAT TO
ASK OFFICIALS AFTER A MALL
SHOOTING

8. • WHAT IS THE STATUS OF THE THREAT?
• HOW WERE PEOPLE AFFECTED?
• HOW BAD ARE THE INJURIES IF THERE
• ARE ANY?
• WHAT’S BEING DONE TO HELP THE
• INJURED?
• WHAT IS THE STATUS OF ANY
• SUSPECTS?
• WHY DID THE PERSON(S) DO THIS?
• HOW WERE THE SUSPECTS
• CAPTURED?

9. NOW SEE THE DISCUSSION BOARD
TITLED CRAFTING QUESTIONS FOR
BREAKING NEWS STORIES
WHAT ARE TWO QUESTIONS YOU
CAN COME UP WITH THAT
SHOULD BE ASKED IN THE TWO
SCENARIOS DESCRIBED?

10. PREPARE: BRAINSTORM THINGS
THAT COULD GO WRONG. WHAT
COULD HAPPEN IN THE MIDDLE OF
THE SHOOT? WHO MIGHT WALK
BEHIND…THE SUBJECT?
Adapted from: www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2013/what-journalists-need-to-know-about-interviewing-for-video/

11. PREPPING FOR AN INTERVIEW ALSO
ENTAILS [CHECKING YOUR]
EQUIPMENT
GUIDE YOUR INTERVIEWEE TO
BEST PRACTICES: LOOKING INTO
CAMERA AND SPEAKING INTO
THE MICROPHONE
Adapted from: www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2013/what-journalists-need-to-know-about-interviewing-for-video/

12. KEEP QUESTIONS SHORT.
CLARIFY ANYTHING THAT IS CONFUSING
RIGHT AWAY
REPEAT CONFUSING TERMS IN YOUR
OWN WORDS AND ASK THE
INTERVIEWEE TO CONFIRM THAT
WORDING
ASK FOR DETAILS AND EXAMPLES
INTERVIEWS USING

13. EMAIL INTERVIEWS
MAKE IT THE LAST RESORT
LIMIT QUESTIONS TO FIVE OVERALL.
TRY TO ENGAGE IN EMAIL INTERVIEW
IN REAL TIME AND START WITH ONE
QUESTION
STATE IN EMAIL YOU WILL USE THE
RESPONSES IN YOUR STORY

14. EMAIL INTERVIEWS
VERIFY YOU ARE TALKING TO THE PERSON
YOU WANT TO BE TALKING TO. ASK
AN ICEBREAKER QUESTION YOU KNOW
YOUR INTERVIEWEE COULD RESPOND TO,
NOT SOMEONE ELSE
BE TRANSPARENT IN YOUR STORY:
SHOW AND EXPLAIN THE COMMENTS
USED ARE FROM AN EMAIL INTERVIEW

15. LOOK FOR ASSIGNMENT ON DOING
A SKYPE INTERVIEW