The Most Useful Questions In Journalism
In an interview, the interveiwer is normally trying to find out who, where, when, how and why of things. There are alot of good and bad ways to get these answers out of your subject.
Things that you should try and stear clear of are lengthy questions and cliche enquiries (e.g. "How do you feel?").
Try and focus on questions like "and then what happened..?", "how do you know that?", "do you know anyone who can confirm that?" and "whats it like?". This will put the pressure on the subject to ellaborate on their answer and give you some more information.

Questioning an uneasy source
When questioning uneasy sources, try not to be intimidating, try and connect with your subject in any way you can whether it be the clothes your wearing or finding a common interest between the both of you.
A way of persauding a source to talk is to be lighthearted and friendly, this will make the subject feel more comfortable talking to you and will benefit the interveiw.

Think carefully about where and how to speak to them, make sure you dress appropriatly and hold the interview in a comfortable environment for the subject, somewhere they feel non-threatened.

Adapting to your subject is important. This allows them to feel relaxed and helpful and means not intimidating them or annoying them. You may have to adapt your appearance or behaviour a little. Just make sure that the way you dress and act will not offend your subject.

Make a judgement about your subject. Think of a way to get them to want to talk to you. Whether it be throough flattery, Friendliness, Jokes or serious talk. Take an interest in their life.

If you have time, try the life story ploy. Try asking questions about their life story. This will make them want to help you and make them feel more confident about themselves.