Medill cherubs approached people in Evanston, Illinois for street-reaction interviews. Uncomfortable questions about age and contact information followed the basic who, what, when, where and why.<\/p>\n
With 84 cherubs seeking three to five sources, more than a combined 300 interviews taught them to pace, prepare and execute an interview.<\/p>\n
Preparing questions helps ease nerves and ensures you remember what to ask, Mariam Ahmed of Atlanta said.<\/p>\n
Annabel Chia of Belmont, California, doesn\u2019t prepare written questions but keeps in mind what she wants from the interview.<\/p>\n
\u201cI like to have the source direct the conversation,\u201d Chia said.<\/p>\n
Someone asking for money approached Hannah Lee of Fullerton, California.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe didn’t want to give me his last name or his contact information, but it was my best interview because I didn’t talk to him just for the sake of the interview,\u201d Lee said.<\/p>\n
The worst that could happen is rejection, so don\u2019t waste time being scared, Lee said.<\/p>\n
\u201cBe nice, start conversations and have them trust you before you dive into difficult questions,\u201d Chia said.<\/p>\n
People won\u2019t always be open or opinionated, but some will elaborate, Lindsey Steel of Los Altos, California, said.<\/p>\n
\u201cJust keep going until you get a good interview, because there really is no strategy besides persistence,\u201d Steel said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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