One of the most unique jobs is reporting and interviewing. Every day can mean a new adventure. That means you get to go out into the community every day, instead of sitting at a desk or even staying inside the office. Reporting usually means getting out where the story is, uncovering what’s actually going on and writing what’s happening in a clear and concise way. You’re able to do that through the interview process. Interviewing is listening to experts, sources and regular people who either know about the story or are reacting to what happened. Interviewing can sometimes mean asking tough questions, whether that mean asking elected leaders about something that’s gone wrong or talking to people who are in the middle of hardship.

At the end of this lesson you should be able to:

• Identify what type of story you’re doing, such as an investigation, feature or community event

• Explain how interviewing can add more context to stories

• Apply the concepts by choosing appropriate questions for a story