Week 9

Question 1

interview tips

Answer 1

• before starting, ask: who am I interviewing and why? You are both a reporter and casting director
• Try phrasing questions “Tell me about…”
• Be a good listener
• Remember, you are in a relationship with the person you are interviewing
• Start with some warm up questions; develop trust and comfort level

Question 2

staying present

Answer 2

• maintain eye contact
• divide the labor so that one partner conducts the interview, the other focuses on the technology
• try to find locations that make the interview easier, not harder
• if you want something to sound spontaneous, don’t read from a script

Question 3

getting information

Answer 3

• don’t be afraid to interrupt
• validate your interviewee using body language
• use the “Oprah technique”
• if you are using the survey approach, make sure you ask the question in the exact same way every time

Question 4

ethics in pre-production

Answer 4

going in, what are some of the ethical issues that might pop-up in the making of such a podcast we can come up with strategies to address?

Question 5

ethics in production

Answer 5

how do we negotiate ethically shady territory that occurs in the process of production?

Question 6

ethics in post-production

Answer 6

what kinds of issues might arise after the production of a podcast that might create new ethical dilemmas?

Question 7

ethics of representation

Answer 7

• in creating non-fiction media, it is important to you to obtain the informed consent of your interview subjects
• your subjects should understand the purpose of the project, how their interview will be used, and how widely it will be shared

Question 8

documenting informed consent (recording)

Answer 8

• the easiest way to document informed consent in your podcast is to record a conversation in which you tell your interview subject what the podcast is about, how they will likely appear in it, and how widely it will be shared
• will you share your podcast only with the other members of your lab, or do you plan to share it more widely outside class?
• will you include the subject’s name in the podcast or leave it out?
• your subject should know the answers to these questions

Question 9

documenting informed consent (writing)

Answer 9

• if you have already recorded the interview, then follow up with your interview subject over e-mail to ask these questions
• be sure to save your documented conversations about these matters (i.e. save the e-mail exchanges or the audio recordings where you obtained consent)

Question 10

you should be extra thinking of ethics when…

Answer 10

interview includes:

• disclosures of sexual identity, sexual preferences, or sexual experiences
• disclosures of behavior prohibited by law
• disclosure of traumatic experiences
• statements that could embarrass the subject and/or damage his or her reputation

Question 11

recognizing cultural difference

Answer 11

• remember that what you consider appropriate and embarrassing may be different than someone from a different background
• be sure that you and your subjects are on the same page

Question 12

do not include or record

Answer 12

• illegal drugs and substances (including alcohol for minors)
• destruction of campus property
• live sex acts