Brownbag Discussion Reminder

Please rsvp asap - Professor Walker. I'll be there as well.

*How to Win Sources and Interview People: A Brownbag Discussion *

Your mother told you not to talk to strangers. IMs, texts or e-mails
have replaced all manner of face-to-face communication, from customer
service to flirting. Sometimes being a reporter makes you feel like a
pest -- or a stalker. Is it any wonder that you get tongue-tied and a
little queasy when your professors send you out to track down sources
and interview them? This is an optional roundtable discussion in which
we share our anxieties, gripes and strategies about this crazy thing we
do called reporting and interviewing. How can you be a more gutsy,
effective and confident reporter -- or just act like one -- without
being rude or having sources put a restraining order on you? Profs.
Lynne Perri, Amy Eisman and Angie Chuang lead an informal conversation.
*Bring a lunch, we'll provide beverages and snacks. *

*Thursday, Feb. 7, 1-2 p.m.* Sol Taishoff Reading Room, Mary Graydon Center

Please RSVP to _lynne.perri@american.edu_, _aeisman@american.edu_ or
_chuang@american.edu_ if you plan to attend so we can make sure we have
enough food, drink and chairs, though we will not turn anyone away who
shows up.