Below is an announcement about an hour-long event on Thursday just prior to our class. I encourage you to go and will give you extra credit if you do. This will be a great kick off to our discussion on interviewing.
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.
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