Reporting quiz - story-chase and interviewing

Besides having original interviews, what else should you include in your first reported story draft? 

• False info

• A knock-knock joke

• Background info/context

• A haiku

What's the basic ID info you should ask your sources in a live interview?

• Full name spelled out, age, occupation, location, pronouns, contact info

• Full name, nickname, parent's name, dog's name, third cousin twice removed's name

• Full name, favourite actor, go-to pizza joint, Marvel vs. DC, Swiftie or Beyhive

• Full name, middle name, first job, licence plate, phone password

What’s an important rule when chasing story sources?

• Research them thoroughly beforehand

• Diversify sources for background, experience, culture, gender

• Reach out ASAP and to multiple sources at the same time

• All of these

When your source doesn’t get back to you, in what ways can you follow up? 

• Send a polite follow-up email

• Call them and be prepared to interview if they answer

• Text or DM if you have that connection

• All of these

When sending an outreach email to a source, what is the best approach?

• Be super-casual and call them ‘hon’ and sign off with ‘xo’

• Be really aggressive and use all CAPS and bold

• Be clear, brief, professional and polite

• Send them an all-emoji email

Can you use an email template to reach out to sources to save time?

• Yes, and you don’t even have to personalize it

• No, it’s better to write each one individually

• Yes, but make sure you personalize it and check for errors

• No, it’s a waste of time

If your source doesn’t have time to do an interview at all, what could you do to possibly secure another one?

• Nothing, you’ve hit a wall

• Ask them if they know anyone else you could speak to

• Research their organization/company for other potential sources

• B and C

What  are some of the details should you share in your outreach email/with your potential source? 

• What the focus of the interview is

• How long you’ll interview them for and how (in-person, video, phone)

• Your story deadline

• All of these and more (what's missing?)

Should you talk to your source about possible consequences of being published online?

• Yes, if they’ve never been in the media before

• No, it’s up to them to figure it out

• Huh, there are consequences? 

• Don’t pick this one, I couldn’t think of a fourth answer

Should you explain to your source what ‘on the record’ ‘off the record’ and ‘on background’ mean?

• Yes, if they’ve never done an interview before

• Not if they’re a politician or celebrity

• A and B

• A, B and C