An interview helps to convey the voices of water sector stakeholder – ranging from users over service providers to decision-makers. A phone interview is not very different from a face-to-face interview. In radio broadcasts phone interviews provide all that is needed: the audio. Phone interviews do not require travel and can contribute to raising awareness about concerns of specific interviewees. Many journalists however believe interviewing is simply a matter of asking questions and simply receiving answers (IPI 2013).
Often, little attention is paid to important interview skill. The following section highlight some of the aspects that should be considered for radio interviews.
Introduction
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information and news across on the radio. It is used both for current affairs broadcasts and for less formal broadcasts. A telephone interview is not very different from a face-to-face interview. It can be recorded and edited. It can also be conducted live.
What kinds of interviews are there?
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- Interviews about current events: obtain information and explain news events.
- Interviews with opinion-makers: obtain the opinion of the interviewee and examine it critically.
- Interviews with persons of interest: obtain information from interesting individuals – this can be entertaining or emotional.
In practice, these various formats often intersect.
Special properties of a telephone interview
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It is obviously not possible to interpret non-verbal communication or body language when doing an interview over the phone. This is why the interviewer should try to control where the interview is going.
