Don’t let them bullshit you
To avoid being mislead, ask for all jargon to be explained because sometimes people in industries use euphemisms disguise reality. They sometimes use euphamisms to describe bad things to make something seem better then it is. To get a clear idea of what they are talking about, Unban them, and openly ask what they mean.
Listen to the answers
It is so easy to be concerned with rattling of the next question or getting down an answer that you may not realise exactly what the interviewee have said.
You need to make sure you understand the inportance of the answer that they have given.
Dare to ask the cheeky question
Don’t pop out an outrageous comment at the start, build up to it.
There is much profit in asking a blunt or personal question spontaneously, it may create an interesting outburst, take the risk.
Stop people rambling
To stop people rambling in an interveiw about irrrelevent things, you can tell them you are short of time and need to ask other questions. Although it is better to interrupt them with something trivial like something you see in the room, or the weather. Once they have responded, ask another question you want answered.
Review answers at end
If you have time at the end of an interview, go over notes, check figures and check answers.
This is an opportunity to see if you can discover holes or 'information gaps' in there story.
See if you can squeeze a bit more information out of them or ask if there is someone else who can verify or support their contentions.
Never make promises to sources about how the story will be treated
To avoid making promises about how the story will be treated, just tell them you are 'just a reporter' and give them your editors’ name and phone number.
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