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Chapter 5 vocab
7 cards·by jackiehd
open-ended question
a question that is structured to allow the interview subject latitude in answering. The
structure of an open-ended question.
-est question
a question built around a word ending in -est-biggest, proudest, greatest, and so forth. such
questions are generally avoided by interviewe
stock question
An all-purpose question usable in any situation-for example,"what are your immediate and
long- term goals?"
formal interview
an interview set up and planned in advance.
off the record
an agreement reached, before an interview begins, that the interviewer will not print the
information that the interviewee provides
Q & A
A technique for writing an interview story in which the reporter's exact questions
arereported, followed by the source's exact answers.
Primary source
a person whose business is to have the best and most reliable information about the topic