#Tip of the day from Journalism.co.uk – recording a better interview
December 6th, 2011Posted by Sarah Marshall in Multimedia, Top tips for journalists
Video journalist Adam Westbrook has shared a presentation online with 10 tips for recording a better interview.
Written for students at Kingston University, the tips are aimed at broadcast journalists.
Tips include:
- Know your character before starting your story
- Ask warm up questions to make interviewees feel comfortable
- Be enthusiastic – but silent
- Ask double-barrelled questions
Westbrook’s 10 tips for recording a better video (or audio) interview are at this link.
Adam Westbrook will be presenting in a session on online video at news:rewired – media in motion on 3 February. The news:rewired agenda is here.
Tipster: Sarah Marshall
If you have a tip you would like to submit to us at Journalism.co.uk email us using this link– we will pay a fiver for the best ones published.
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