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Idaho columnist to address Craig scandal
Idaho Statesman columnist Dan Popkey, who has covered allegations surrounding Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho), will take questions from NLGJA convention attendees on Sunday.
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Today's highlights
9:30 – 10:45 a.m.Plenary:
Double Discrimination — LGBT Immigrants in the United States
11 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Breakout sessions:
Networking Lunch
2 - 3:15 p.m.
General Session:
3:30 - 5 p.m.
Author's Cafe
5:15 - 6:15 p.m.
Good Transitions: Writing The Whole Person into Your Story
- Jason Belini, Logo
- Greg Hernandez , Daily News
- Venus View
Sponsors
A big thank you to all of the people who made this year's NLGJA Student Project a success:
Mentors
Karen Hawkins
Associated Press
Dennis Powell
ABC
David Poller
San Diego Union-Tribune
Gregory Schmidt
San Diego Union-Tribune
Jerry McCormick
San Diego Union-Tribune
Jennifer Vigil
San Diego Union-Tribune
Terry Brandes
San Diego Union-Tribune
Ian McCann
Dallas Morning News
Ina Fried
CNET, News.com
Mark Luckie
Entertainment Weekly
Special thanks to:
Julie Gerber
San Diego Union-Tribune
Dan Osbourne
San Diego Union-Tribune
Bill Canacci
Home News Tribune
Caroline Hauser
The Washington Post
Michelle Johnson
Emerson College
Wonbo Woo
ABC
Matthew German
ABC
Charlie Thompson
CJT Enterprises
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By Colin Dugdale Learning how to conduct an interview is - in many ways - like learning how to paint. Every question a journalist asks is like a literary brushstroke, used to evoke a vibrant and colorful story that will eventually bring life to your canvas - your story.Without ample preparation, an ill-prepared interview comes off looking like the journalistic version of a Jackson Pollock painting - splattered and sloppy. Two "Picassos" of the broadcast world spoke at the conference Saturday to teach an audience of about 40 attendees "The Art of the Interview." NPR business correspondent Scott Horsley spoke with Jeff Rogers, a 15-year veteran from "All Things Considered" on NPR. The training session was held in the Westin hotel's library near the lobby. The pair sat in two lonely folding chairs in the front of the room, with a German shepherd-sized boombox resting between them. They opened the session by playing various clips of exemplary interviews, including one recent one with a man who survived the Minneapolis bridge collapse. "How much should the interviewer inject personal questions and thoughts?" Horsley asked the audience, when the clip stopped. "Is the interviewer allowed to have a voice?" The audience debated objectivity heatedly, with some saying that complete neutrality makes the interviewer appear "robotic." "You want to seem impartial but still interested," Rogers said. "It's a skill that (journalists) can study and get better at." The men also discussed the appropriate speed for an interview and the importance of creating an effective pace. "Just take your time," Horsley said. "You need to listen very, very carefully to what's being said during the interview. Sit back and take notes, but don't prompt the (interviewee) ... let them be the ones to fill the void." Horsley said that because many novice interviewers are so frightened of possible lulls in conversation, they try to fill the void with pointless, nervous rambling. "Just stay cool," Horsley said. "It's okay to recede completely and create a sort of vacuum. ... That's when you get your best quotes." Rogers added that one of the biggest mistakes amateur journalists make is treating all interviewees the same. "There's a difference between interviewing someone who's a pro and interviewing someone who's never been interviewed before," he said. "You can't just show up and drop a ton of bricks on someone." "But don't (worry)," Horsley added. "You can master the art eventually." |
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