THE ART OF INTERVIEWING
Interviewing Tips and Bibliography
Jacqui Banasynski on interviewing:
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Gear
Using the Zoom H4N Recorder
https://snapguide.com/guides/use-a-zoom-h4n-handy-recorder/
Editing audio
Not so free software: Adobe Audition
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Adobe Audition Editing Drill
File | Import | Filename .. xxx.wav
Play audio. Controls at bottom.
Expand view — Magnifying glass: Zoom In – Time
Define / Highlight section to cut.
Edit | Cut
Save As New File – Adobe Audition File
Export as an .wav file.
Sample Rate: 44100. Stereo. 24 bits.
Assign correct folder
Fade in and Fade out Audio
https://helpx.adobe.com/audition/how-to/audition-add-audio-fades-cc.html
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Free software for your laptops
Audacity
https://www.audacityteam.org/download/
Interviewing Assignment, TBA
Assignment #xxx: Interviews
Due xxx. Post on WordPress
Write a 500-word news story based on an interview with a person classified as working poor in Northwest Arkansas.
Consider diversity in race and occupations when selecting your interview subject.
Illustrate this post with the following:
A photo of your interview subject. Pay attention to background, lighting and composition.
Use a professional Zoom recorder to gather and produce a 30-second – maximum 2 minute audio clip from your interview. Introduce your subject and the context of the interview, like you would hear on a podcast. Gather background or ambient sound of the workplace. Mix this and embed this in the blog post.
Additional Material for Graduate Students:
Interview a second person, meaning you are interviewing two people in total. The second interview has a photo and an audio clip, as described above. No graphics needed for the second interview.
Everyone:
Post the interview, graphic and photo in a single blog post, weaving them together to tell the story of your interview subject. Follow a news story format and follow AP style. This is due XXXX. Post on WordPress