Questions fall into two large groups: closed and open-ended. Neither one is worse, just that they are needed in different situations, to achieve different goals
Basics of Reporting
How do you write a good report?
We enter a room with shiny metal sinks that smell of fish blood and ice. There are two things to note here. The first is the drawing of the characters.
Basics of Reporting
The rules of a good reportage
The first rule of reporting is to create an EXPECTATION OF PRESENCE
Basics of Reporting
How you should and shouldn’t write a reportage
Let’s look at an example of how not to write a reportage text
Basics of Reporting
The problem of news coverage
The problem of what topic you can make an event report on is not as simple as it seems. The modern world is overflowing with information
Basics of Reporting
Breaking news
When talking about breaking news, journalists usually mean information that appears unexpectedly and needs to be disseminated as quickly as possible
Interview
How to choose an interviewee
In an interview the participants are not equal; the protagonist is in charge of the interview. The interviewer only helps the protagonist to open up or reveal the subject
Basics of Reporting
Staged Reporting
In fact, the headline you have in front of you right now should cause, if not shock, then bewilderment, at the very least: can a reportage be staged?!
Interview
How to prepare for an interview
You have arranged a conversation with a hero (let’s continue to consider a potential interview with a scientist).