News interviews

Question 1

Define opening sequences

Answer 1

Often are introductions followed immediately by the question

They do not often contain first and second part pair greetings

Question 2

Define ‘news inteview’ openings

Answer 2

• News announcements
• Background information
• IR leads in, often introducing the IE
• First question

Question 3

Define closing assessments/sequences

Answer 3

Announcing a termination as necessary is often a way of closing a communication

often involves a ‘thank you’ sequence

Question 4

Accountability in questioning

Answer 4

questioning has changed over time. Clayman and Heritage 2002 study on interviewing presidents. Decreasing deference

Question 5

Define embodied pre-supposition

Answer 5

Often a question is asked that has a peice of information embedded within it that is to be taken as fact. “when did you stop beating your wife?”

Forced fact stated by IR

Question 6

Define conditional relevance

Answer 6

clear preference for “yes” answer and if not provided, IR can draw own conclusion

Question 7

Define the types of resistance found in interviewer questioning

Answer 7

evading answering 
pauses and in-breaths 
IE refusing to cooperate with IR
single word responses when an 'multi-unit' turn is desired 
using the IR's name