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Mark Twain on what it’s like to be interviewed

By Julie Starr | Published: July 13, 2010
From a PBS blog post, via givemesomethingtoread.com, which pulls out great stuff bookmarked for later reading on Instapaper (and which I came across in a Twitter link from @stkonrath), comes a lovely piece Mark Twain wrote (and probably didn’t finish) about what it’s like to be interviewed. “Concerning the ‘Interview.’” No one likes to be [...]
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Journalists ‘should be interviewed once a year’

By Julie Starr | Published: August 25, 2009
I like this post by John Longhurst on the Canadian Journalism Project. He says journalists should be interviewed themselves from time to time, so they know what it’s like. And that the interview should be published, so they know what it’s like to have a stranger’s account of themselves on public display. I agree. I’ve [...]
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Key to a good video interview: be prepared

By Julie Starr | Published: January 7, 2008
More from Howard Owens on video. This time a couple of tips on getting a good interview: "As any experienced reporter knows, getting a good quote usually requires asking a good question.
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