Sunday, January 25, 2009

-Researching about your subject

You've figure out the whos of our news article. All you need is time to figure out how you are going to meet your source. You plan to interview that him who could be as big as the name, Brad Pitt or he could just be that total stranger in your neighbourhood. Your excited and enthusiastic about it, as you are nearing to the accomplishment of your article. ou start to draft your possible questions for him so you won't be in a race with our ideas when you meet him. you initially think about looking credible and intelligent to your source because as they say, the first minute impression counts. You ask yourself the question as to how wil you establish such rapport. Simple. Know your source. Research about your source.
KNOW THE BASIC
Don't be a dunb little kid meeting woth our source when ou don't even know his name. It's generic to an interviewer to know the person he is meeting by his basic information (eg name, occupation) .Basicaly, you don't choose a topic when you're not sure you can grab someone who could be your source. Which means, you should know the wall you're bumping into, do not meet your subject when you know nothing about him. It's awful to open a conversation and start it by asking your interviewee's name.
PAPER TRAIL
This one's very useful to those writer's whose sources are prominent people. These people are usually on the paper and the best way to know them is by keeping yourself updated of what is latest about them. All you need is that extra effort to google their name and see any article or write ups that might help to uncover a little about our source. You don't go and ask Britney Spears if when is she planning to have her first baby when the papers are saying she already have two.
When you paper trai you don't simply end in knowing the basic information about you're source. It doesn't guarantee you a good impression. "What's his name?" is a question which shouldn't end you're quest for knowing your source. Instead ask yoursel, "What's with this name?"
DATA VERIFICATION
When you have done your reseacrhes, be sure to double check it. Do not just believe evrything that you have read about our source. Just because ou need information about him, doesn.t mean you can plunge ti anthing that's fed in front of ou. Doube check it. Verify your info by asking three other people who might as wel know our source.
Don't embarrass yourself by exclaiming you knew his favorite color is red when infact your source hates it.
TAP INTO YOUR FAITH
When all else fails and you rellay don't know how to extend your knowledge about your source, tap into your faith and hope that you can know your source more through your interview with him. Call unto that deep seated confidence in you so you can atleast pretend you don't really know anthing about him except his name. Always think positive.

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