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Basic TV Reporting, 2nd Edition
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Basic TV Reporting, 2nd Edition

by Ivor Yorke
October 1997
Beginner
160 pages
4h 32m
English
Routledge
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Interview Technique

The technique of interviewing for television is very different from that used by journalists who work in the medium of print. Newspaper journalists are able to conduct their interviews over the telephone or in some quiet corner accompanied by nothing more technical than a drink, pencil and notebook or miniature tape-recorder. The occasion can be formal or informal to suit, with questions asked and clarification sought in any manner which seems appropriate. Questions and answers do not have to be grammatical or follow a logical path, for once back at the keyboard the journalist can tidy up the product and make it fit any desired shape.

The television reporter’s work is nothing if not public. At the very least the interview ...

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ISBN: 9781136026010