Posted by Bigredshark at 1cust186.tnt17.ewr3.da.uu.net on October 07, 2000 at 01:07:26:
In Reply to: Wow, are you a jackass. posted by Coiled_Spring on October 07, 2000 at 00:00:50:
: At least I half respect Ladybug's attempt to make a point. Your whole point was that interviewing by e-mail is just so horrid, because it gives the subject too much time to THINK about their answer. God forbid anyone think, I know it's an alien concept to you. The fact of the matter is that an interview will reveal a more interesting subject if that subject is allowed to say what it is he/she really wants to say. On the phone, the questions are rapid fire, and the subject is more likely to answer with a stock answer, or get flustered, and say something not wholly representative of their true opinion. E-mail has its merits.
: The only negative thing about an e-mail interview is that questions need to be formulated by answers to earlier answers to questions. That way the journalist can capitilize on a subject which has been risen by the interviewee. So, sending someone a list of ten questions isn't always the best way to go. However, if the questions are lined up, as in sending one question, waiting for the answer, then sending the second, it can provide a very good interview.
: You need to formulate your thoughts a little better, and accept that perhaps no person has ever been completely right in this world, or completely wrong. This is a world filled with shades of gray. Don't brand your side as being "right" and the other side as "wrong" just because your too clouded over to accept the opinion of others.
You're going by textbook theories and what you've heard in the classroom. When you enter the workforce and choose media as your profession, you're in for a rude awakening. Trust me, I'm right. You're wrong. They do things a little bit differently in areas outside North Dakota.