Historic Interviews
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Who is credited with the first newspaper interview?

  • Andrew Johnson
  • Horace Greeley (correct)
  • James Gordon Bennett
  • E. L. Godkin

When did leading urban dailies start hiring reporters to gather news?

  • 1840s
  • 1820s (correct)
  • 1830s
  • Late 1600s

What did E. L. Godkin, editor of The Nation, think of the new journalistic form of interviewing?

  • He criticized it as a joint production of hack politicians and newspaper reporters (correct)
  • He was indifferent towards it
  • He had no opinion on it
  • He praised it as a valuable form of journalism

Which country's journalists were teaching Europeans that their own elites would submit to interviews?

<p>United States (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who was the first person to interview the president of France?

<p>James Creelman (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who interviewed Pope Pius XI in 1929?

<p>United Press correspondent (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the standard practice before publishing an interview?

<p>Submit the interview to its subject for corrections (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one way in which journalism changed over time?

<p>Journalists began to make judgments about what aspects of an event mattered most (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What effect did the interview have on the reporter's role in journalism?

<p>It made the reporter a visible public figure (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did interviewing first appear as a technique in journalism?

<p>In the mid-nineteenth-century United States (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was one reason why Bell was vulnerable to manipulation by the leaders he interviewed?

<p>He had a sunny faith in his sources (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one part of the conspiracy in an interview?

<p>Whether information gathered will be attributed (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did reporters in the late nineteenth century usually do during interviews with politicians?

<p>Only spoke to reporters whose papers supported them (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why did Eleanor Roosevelt's devout following of women reporters refuse to print a story about President Roosevelt's refusal to sign a joint proclamation?

<p>They believed it could start a worldwide panic (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

The Origin of Newspaper Interviews

  • James Gordon Bennett is credited with the first newspaper interview, conducted in 1836.

Evolution of Journalism

  • Leading urban dailies started hiring reporters to gather news in the 1830s.
  • The interview emerged as a technique in journalism in the 1830s.

Criticism of Interviews

  • E.L. Godkin, editor of The Nation, viewed the new journalistic form of interviewing as "vulgar" and "impertinent".

International Influence

  • Journalists from the United States were teaching Europeans that their own elites would submit to interviews.

Notable Interviews

  • Enrique Deprez was the first person to interview the president of France.
  • Dorothy Thompson interviewed Pope Pius XI in 1929.

Publishing Practices

  • Before publishing an interview, the standard practice was to submit the article to the interviewee for approval.

Change in Journalism

  • One way in which journalism changed over time is that the interview shifted the focus from events to personalities.

The Role of Reporters

  • The interview had a significant impact on the reporter's role in journalism, as it increasingly involved asking questions and gathering quotes.

Vulnerability to Manipulation

  • One reason why Bell was vulnerable to manipulation by the leaders he interviewed was that he was too willing to accept their statements at face value.

The Conspiracy in an Interview

  • One part of the conspiracy in an interview is the agreement between the reporter and the interviewee to present a certain image or message.

Reporting Practices

  • Reporters in the late nineteenth century usually wrote down quotes from politicians without asking follow-up questions during interviews.

Refusal to Print a Story

  • Eleanor Roosevelt's devout following of women reporters refused to print a story about President Roosevelt's refusal to sign a joint proclamation, demonstrating their loyalty to the First Lady.

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