Every time I hear a journalist say "Tell me about ..." when interviewing someone on television, I get really annoyed. It seems so incredibly presumptuous, pompous and impolite to demand an answer of a guest like that. Yet it happens all over the world. Is this standard journalistic practice? What's the reasoning behind it? Anyone else feel the same way or am I being a relic? [more inside]
posted on May 9, 2008 - 38 answers

How can I find and approach supporters of one of the Democratic candidates in a medium sized town in Ohio (about 25,000 people) in order to interview and possibly film them? [more inside]
posted on Feb 6, 2008 - 8 answers

Where do I find the contact information for the press people/managers of celebrities (actors and the like) to interview them? [more inside]
posted on Aug 15, 2007 - 7 answers

Journalistic standards aside, should I use my subject's first or last name in a magazine profile? [more inside]
posted on Jun 29, 2007 - 18 answers

How can I quickly learn a lot about the contemporary art scene? [more inside]
posted on Feb 11, 2007 - 13 answers

Tomorrow I have a telephone interview for a job at a regional metro daily newspaper. What might they ask me? And, er, how should I answer? [more inside]
posted on May 27, 2006 - 13 answers

Interview tips. [more inside]
posted on Oct 12, 2005 - 15 answers

What are the best tricks, using an audio program like Audacity, for improving a recording of a phone interview where the other guy sounds really quiet, but your voice is loud? What compression/decibal settings are typically best, and what other effects will bring the quiet voice up -- perhaps without making the loud voice much louder? [more inside]
posted on Mar 9, 2005 - 9 answers