Interviews That Work: A Practical Guide for Journalists [Paperback]

Shirley Biagi (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1991

Intended as a supplement for any journalism course where interviewing is a substantial skills component. Typically, these include newswriting, report, and broadcast newswriting. There are also separate courses in interviewing and information gathering where the book may serve as a core text.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Wadsworth Pub Co; 2 Sub edition (July 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0534159664
• ISBN-13: 978-0534159665
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,964,276 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Best book on interviewing for journalists, July 30, 2009

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This review is from: Interviews That Work: A Practical Guide for Journalists (Wadsworth series in mass communication) (Paperback)

I've been a journalist for 30 years and have been training journalists overseas since 1996. This book was published in the mid-80s, and it is still the best textbook on interviewing I've ever seen.

It covers every aspect of interviewing - preparation, how to write good questions, equipment, how to handle various difficulties in interviews, etc. etc.

If every journalist would read this book and follow these basic standards, the media would be doing much better as an institution. People would be much more interested in the news because they'd be getting actual information instead of a performance by the so-called reporter.

It's unfortunate that this is out of print. It should be re-issued with a few updates about the Internet added to the research section.