Journalism Review 2

What is the first step in the reporting process?

• Gather your interviews

• Come up with a story idea

• Edit your story

• Fact check your story

What types of people should you interview for your stories?

• Experts

• Regular people

• Neither

• Both

True or False: Most stories require multiple interviews.

• True

• False

True or False: All of the information you get from interviews will be useful.

• True

• False

Who should edit your story?

• Yourself

• Someone else

• Yourself again

• All of the above

What makes stories interesting?

• Facts

• Figures

• People

• None of the above

What is the term referring to making your interviewee comfortable before an interview?

• Nesting

• Comforting

• Pampering

• Assimilating

True or False: As the interviewer, you should do the majority of talking in an interview.

• True

• False

What is the best thing to do in an awkward silence during an interview?

• Make small talk immediately

• Repeat your last question

• End the interview

• Be patient and wait to see if your interviewee starts talking

Which of the following is an open question?

• "How long have you had this job?"

• "How did you feel when you lost your wallet?"

• "Would you say that you were upset when the Cowboys won?"

• "Things are crazy right now, wouldn't you agree?"