CHAPTER 13 Conducting an Interview

Jerry Lazar, Former interviewer, E! Entertainment channel; editor, Time, Us, TV Guide, Esquire, Los Angeles Herald-Examiner

DOI: 10.4324/9781003272380-13

Interview. A reporter interviews an ultra-orthodox Jew in Jerusalem. (Photo by Betsy Brill)

In addition to learning the technology of recording video and audio, videojournalists also need to master the techniques of interviewing. Being a good interviewer requires more than just holding a microphone in front of someone’s face. Being a good interviewer means knowing what questions to ask.

TELLING THE STORY FROM MANY POINTS OF VIEW

A good story needs ...

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