Introduction to Journalistic Writing
The interview
A course by Paco Herranz , Journalist
About the video: The interview
Overview
“Next, we will delve into the interview. I will show you how I conduct an interview with one of the protagonists of my report: Manuel Vega, an author who managed to finance one of his books through a crowdfunding campaign.”
In this video lesson Paco Herranz addresses the topic: The interview, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Journalistic Writing. Learn to write a good, non-fiction story that combines journalistic techniques and genres, such as interviewing and news reporting.
Partial transcription of the video
“The interview In this lesson we will conduct the interview. I will interview a prominent person whose statements I will introduce in the news report. Manuel Vega is an author of crowdfunding, the theme we have chosen for the report. I will interview him with the questions that I already have more or less structured, but I will not close myself to them. It is important that the interview goes smoothly. but that you manage and guide it. Of that fluidity, of that empathy, depends on the success or failure of the interview. Go for it. Thank you for granting me this interview. Thank you. Can I u...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Journalistic Writing
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Areas
Communication, Narrative, Non-Fiction Writing, Storytelling, Writing
Paco Herranz
A course by Paco Herranz
Paco Herranz holds a doctorate in communication sciences from the Complutense University of Madrid. Since 2010, he has been teaching writing courses for the Journalism, Edition, Production, and New Technologies master's program at the CEU San Pablo University, as well as classes on the history of journalism at the University Carlos III of Madrid. He currently collaborates with the Russian news outlet Sputnik, writing weekly analyses on international politics, and with the educational history magazine La Aventura de la Historia. He also works for the digital platform industry TALKS.
From 1989 to 2013, Paco worked for the Spanish newspaper El Mundo and held a variety of positions during his time there, including collaborator, reporter, correspondent in Moscow, and head of international news. As a reporter, he has covered three armed conflicts, written numerous reports on a broad range of topics, and interviewed people from a wide range of backgrounds and circumstances. His career has taken him across the world to report in countries like the United States, Canada, Venezuela, Brazil, Angola, Taiwan, South Korea, Israel, Turkey, Algeria, Poland, the Baltic States, Italy, and Sweden.
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