Radio Interview- An Introduction > The interview ~ an exchange between a journalist or presenter and a Seu Gee a > It requires good preparation, knowledge of technique, finely tuned POPS eek ges oye eee ea cc Cee ee gre ac eee a Tee Roe OES ke cm eae ; sayingRadio Interview- An Introduction on This format is to elicit cream from expert or knowledgeable personalities, public figures whose views and actions affect societal behaviour or development. In a radio interview the important thing is to encourage the person that you have chosen to interview to give interesting answers. A radio interview is always intended for a third party, i.e. the invisible audience. There can be different types of interviews in terms of their duration, content and purpose.OAR Mut ne a > Personality based Interview: Firstly, there are full fledged interview programmes. » The duration of these may vary from 10 minutes to 30 minutes or even 60 minutes depending up on the topic, and the person being interviewed. > Most of such interviews are personality based. [OUT KOI R MRA LUUER (lee Tey CCS public life, literature, science, sports, films etc.Types of Interview (Contd..) E » Vox Pop : Vox pop’ which is a Latin phrase meaning’ voice of people’. » Here generally just one or two questions are put across to ordinary people or people with knowledge on some current topic to measure public Oy STL » Interviewee or people’s names and identity may not be asked. » For example when the general budget or the railway budget is presented in the parliament, people representing radio go out and ask the general public about their opinion. » You have to be very inquisitive and hard working to be a radio interviewer with good general awareness and communication skills.Types of Interview (Contd..) > Informational interview : The purpose of this kind of interview is to SHhnye-Tu mele) uenr-uCoyem COMI TM ieaioly [MOURN MIMO NMC MON Cs) roel Cem NOCD men Tome (eC N STK ‘to be clear. » There may be considerable discussion beforehand to clarify what information is required and to allow time for the interviewee to recall or Corea acta oy »> Topics for this kind of interview include: the action surrounding a neta ae eee va elke coms Co merece Rent emits nt mee the proposals contained in the city’s newly announced development plan.ORR Sites rma em) L UM eed ha 4a, Cam nC asad eye \a Ul meeK facts and asking the interviewee either to comment on them or to explain them. > The aim is to expose the reasoning behind decisions and allow the listener to make a judgement on the implicit sense of values or patel Letom > Replies to questions will almost certainly contain statements in justification of a particular course of action which should themselves also be questioned.Types of Interview (Contd..) ) > Interpretative interview (contd..) The interviewer must be well briefed, alert and attentive to pick up and challenge the opinions odo yeecniei0 > The essential point is that the interviewer is not asking for the facts of the matter, since these will be generally known; rather he or she is investigating the interviewee’s reaction to the facts. > Examples in this category would be a government minister on the reasons for an already published economic policy, why the local council has decided on a particular route for a new road, or views of the priest on proposals to amend the divorce laws.