Modern Journalism Interviewing Techniques (Revised Edition)

Author: Liang Yigao
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Publish Date: 2001-07-31
Features: This book is divided into three major units and fifteen chapters. The upper part—Basic Theory Section—teaches the news qualities of journalists (chapters and ) and the basic principles of interviewing (chapters 3 to 6). The middle part—Basic Skills Section—teaches the basic methods and techniques of interviewing (chapters 7 to 12). The lower part—Special Skills Section—teaches the characteristics and techniques of interviewing for radio and television journalists, as well as online news interviewing (chapters 13 to 15). Modern news interviewing is a discipline with strong political and practical elements. As news professionals, who you are as a journalist, who you interview, what you discover during interviews, what you choose to report, and who's interests you uphold in your reporting—none of these can be separated from politics at any moment. This book is divided into three major units and fifteen chapters. The upper part—Basic Theory Section—teaches the news qualities of journalists (chapters and ) and the basic principles of interviewing (chapters 3 to 6). The middle part—Basic Skills Section—teaches the basic methods and techniques of interviewing (chapters 7 to 12). The lower part—Special Skills Section—teaches the characteristics and techniques of interviewing for radio and television journalists, as well as online news interviewing (chapters 13 to 15). Modern news interviewing is a discipline with strong political and practical elements. As news professionals, who you are as a journalist, who you interview, what you discover during interviews, what you choose to report, and who's interests you uphold in your reporting—none of these can be separated from politics at any moment.