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Chapter 5 Vocabulary
7 cards·by Mario Tovar
A person whose business it is to have the best and most reliable information about the topic;
especially important in interviewing
Primary Source
A question built around a word ending in -est -biggest, proudest, greatest, and so forth.
-est question
An agreement reached, before an interview begins, that the interviewer will not print the
information that the interviewee provides
off the record
A question that is structured to allow the interview subject latitude in answering
Open-ended question
A technique for writing an interview story in which the reporters exact question are
reported, followed by the source's exact answers
Q and A
An all-purpose question usable in any situation
stock question
An interview set up and planned in advance
Formal interview