Interview On The Killing Of Jeremy Mardis - 984 Words

CNN reporter Nick Valencia was the interviewee for my topic of the killing of Jeremy Mardis. This interview was information-gathering because Nick had reported on the story of Jeremy. Both Nick and I had established a rapport because I was scheduled to meet with him to ask him about his career and professional advice. Nick was called in for a story which led to us doing a thirty-minute telephone interview that was moderately scheduled for a Saturday afternoon in which I asked Nick various questions about the story and why/who he interviewed. The way I set up the questions for the interview was using the hourglass sequence in which I would ask a open question, then go to a closed question and so on. It all started with my opening. In starting the interview I used a verbal opening technique in which I stated the purpose of why I was conducting the interview. The way I tried to conduct the interview was by using the nondirective approach. I had a list of questions prepared to ask, but I wanted and needed to listen to see where Nick’s responses would lead me. Even though I took the nondirective approach one of the main focus for myself that I tried to do was just have a conversation with Nick and not make it feel like an interview. The first question I asked was open ended about how does he mentally prepares himself to interview someone about a tragic event. Nick said, â€Å"I know the situation the best I can before I go into it and know that it is going to be a sensitive and