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ANSWER KEYPRACTICE EXERCISELESSON NO. 3GATHERING THE NEWSSUBCOURSE NO. DI02001. FALSE PAGE 19, PARA 12. FALSE PAGE 19, PARA 33. TRUE PAGE 20, PARA 14. TRUE PAGE 22, PARA 35. TRUE PAGE 27, PARA 26. FALSE PAGE 26, PARA 430
Lesson 4, Learning Event 1INTERVIEWINGInterviewing, among all the crafts a writer might develop, isfundamental to all else a writer does. Writers may occasionallywrite short articles without interviewing anyone, but most articlesof substance require interviews to get the complete story.Some writers seem to be better conversationalists than others, and,conversationalism aids the writer in conducting interviews. Butinterviewing is a craft, with skills that can be learned, developedand improved.Writing requires <strong>Journalist</strong>s who can interview a source, take noteson the discussion, transcribe their notes and their memory of whatwas said, and who can then arrange it and convey it to the reader.Many otherwise skilled journalists fear the interview. Some don'tknow how to prepare for or set up an interview. Some aren't sureof how to conduct interviews. Others lack confidence in theirability to carry on a conversation. These are all fears that canbe eased by practice and effort.The mechanical or equipment aspects of interviewing are easilylearned.PREPARING MECHANICALLY FOR INTERVIEWSOne authority on the topic of interviewing, John Brady, editor ofWriter's Digest, includes everything from clothing to paper andtape recorders in this category.For instance, if the writer is going to interview a tank mechanicin the unit motor pool, the writer might appropriately wear thebattle-dress uniform. If, however, the writer is to interviewWillie Nelson, the celebrated country-music star, the writer mightdress casually. The writer would dress more formally in dressuniforms or civilian coat and tie when interviewing people ofbusiness, professional, or governmental backgrounds.The writer should try to dress in a manner which he believes theinterviewee expects him to dress. The idea is that clothes make anunspoken introduction of the writer. Clothes indicate your levelof understanding and respect for the31
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