1a.

What is investigative report

1b.what is interpretative reporting

1c. Explain the technique of writing investigative reporting

2. List the techniques of Writing interpretative report

2b. Explain 5 ways to achieve a good interview in investigative journalism
2c. Explain 5 investigation process a reporter must go through in investigative
report.

3. Explain the types of investigative reporting

4. Highlight and explain the qualities of an interpretative reporter
5. Explain the qualities of investigative reporter

ANSWER
1. Investigative reporting is an act of digging up information or fact to
be exposed to the audience
It is also an act of finding his information to be enforced to
the public

1b. Interpretative reporting is an act of giving meaning to a news story.

Interpretative reporting helps the audience or readers to know the
implication of an information or report

1c. The following are techniques of writing a qualified investigative reporting;

A. Be factual: this means each paragraph on the report must have a fact.
B. Language simplicity:this means your language must be simple and understandable
C. Avoid jargons: this means the use of pidgin is not allowed
D. Avoid personal comments:this means a reporter must not put his or her personal
opinions.
E. Illustrations : this means a report must be illustrated either through pictures
or symbols to give meaning to the news story

2. The following are techniques in writing a qualified interpretative

report
A. Organized
B. Introduction
C. Narrate a story
D. Provide interpretation

A. Organized: it’s the act of accumulating a lot of information in many forms

either tape,notebook,or document.
B. Introduction: It is the next stage to work on introducing the news story.
C. Narrate a story: this is the third,second or more step in giving out full
details of the news story.
D. Provide interpretation : this step is used to Provo meaning to the news
story .

2b. In order to achieve a good interview , the following must be considered:

A. Conduct a research
B. Organize your questions
C. Keep to the point
D. Do not seal recorder
E. Maintain frequent eye contact

A. Conduct a research : this means a journalist must investigate and document

possible information .
B. Organize your question: this means a journalist must provide an understandable
question .
C. Keep to the point: this means a journalist must base on truth and points.
D. Do not seal recorder: this means a journalist must check and uncheck a tape
recording while interviewing.
E. Maintain frequent eye contact: this means a journalist must avoid distractions.

2c.
1 Tips for contact.
2 talk to more people
3 get people to talk
4 appropriate dressing
5 using notebook or yearbook
6 confronting the wrong doer
7 search for documents
8 move around.
EXPLANATIONS
1. talk to more people ; this means in order to get more information a
journalist must talk to more people to gain more information.
2. Tips for contact: the process of getting information from the
reporters,eye witness contact,victim to gain more information.
3. Appropriate dressing : this is the process of dressing according to
location.
4. Confronting the wrong doer : this is the process of pressuring the
denier of the story
5. Using yearbook or notebook: this is the process of documenting an
information before sheet.

3. Explain the type of investigative reporting

1 the news review
2 the news analysis
3 survey
4 comparison.
5 forecast

1. The new’s review: it is the act of rounding up a report either formal

or informal,spoken or written,e.t.c.
2. The new’s analysis: it is the act of clarifying a report either written
or spoken,formal or informal.
3. Survey: it is the act of sampling a report either written or spoken,
formal or informal
4. Comparison: it is the act of comparing a report with the present
5. Forecast: it is the act of predicting a future trends.

4. Highlights and explain th qualities of an interpretative