Exam 6: Newspaper Interviews

This type of interview is when you ask the same question of many different people.

Most journalistic interviews are:

John is being interviewed for a story. John gives information that might cause him to lose his job if anyone found out he was the source. He tells the reporter "You can use the information, but you can't give my name." This information is:

Larry tells a reporter, ""Don't quote me on this."" Which means the reporter uses this level of confidentiality:

Jill tells a reporter, "You can't use what I tell you." The information is:

This is the highest level of confidentiality in journalism.

Reporters call the interviewee:

These types of question encourage the source to speak freely.

This is tossing a series of touchy questions at a reluctant interviewee.

After asking a few general questions, a tough specific question is tossed in, in this type of interview.

These questions should be avoided by newspaper reporters, unless a specific admission of guilt is desired.