《英语新闻阅读与写作》（双语讲义教案）-3 Interview 新闻采访.doc

Chapter3: Interview Overview Information is the merchandise of a journalist. Some of it is gathered from records and some from observation, but most of it is gathered in person-to-person conversations. For that reason, every journalist needs to develop interviewing skill. In this chapter, you will learn: 1. What’s interview 2. Two kinds of questions. 3. Two kinds of interviewing styles. 4. How to phrase your questions. Content Let’s Begin With An Old Story One day, a young monk asked his superior The young monk was very distressed. A friend advised him to rephrase the question. So, the monk asked his superior a couple of days later: This story tells us that the way questions are structured often determines the answer. Journalists always face the same challenge when they do their interviews. Interviewing is really challenging work. Ⅰ What is Interview The reporters job is to gather information from a variety of sources, synthesize that information and prepare it for dissemination. The No. 1 way in which a reporter gathers information is through interviewing. Its so basic, but so difficult for so many. Like public speaking, it is a fear for many to become vulnerable and risk asking a stupid question or being shut out by a source. You need to overcome it. Interviews are too important. So, what is involved in an interview? To some it is just asking questions. But what questions? To whom? Whats okay and whats off limits? 1. Definition: It is a conversation between a reporter and a person of public interest. Interviews are different from ordinary conversations. Reporters decide what to say and how to say it. A. interviewee B. topic C. when D. where 2. Function: Interviews are now seen as the most natural and obvious way of gathering and disseminating information. It is the main way that journalists collect information for news stories. The better the interview, the better the information an