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chapter 5
7 cards·by cortezbee
A person whose business it is to have the best and most reliable information about the topic;
especially important in interviewing.
Primary Source
A question that is structured to allow the interview subject latitude in answering. The
structure of an open-ended question does not allow f
Open-ended Question
A question built around a word ending in -est ---- biggest, proudest, greatest, and so forth.
Such questions are generally avoided by good i
-est question
An all-purpose question usable in any situation.
Stock Question
An interview set up and planned in advance.
Formal Interview
An agreement reached, before an interview begins, that the interviewer will not print
theinformation that the interviewee provides.
Off the Record
A technique for writing an interview story in which the reporters exact questions are
reported, followed by the sources exact answers.
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