Day 2- HOLY CRAP INTERVIEWS!

These interviews are INTENSE! It's not so much the questions as the actual organization of the interview itself. I've been on the phone with three different offices on campus and emailed two professors-I've gotten two responses-TWO. It's kind of difficult to write two credible stories with only one viewpoint each. So the next day and a half is going to be hell with all the driving, talking, writing, typing, re-typing, and further re-typing. So far though, I've found it's incredibly difficult to not ask "yes/no" questions, for while these are the easiest to ask and answer, quoting a "yes" doesn't exactly help an article about the effects of storm damage. From my limited experience, my only tip to prospective journalists is to converse, not to simply talk; an interview flows much more smoothly if you can have a conversation with a friend as opposed to a Q&A session-it's easier to remember quotations as well.