The news interview : journalists and public figures on the air / Steven Clayman and John Heritage.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clayman, Steven, author.

Heritage, John, author.

Series:

Studies in interactional sociolinguistics ; 16.

Studies in interactional sociolinguistics ; 16

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Interviewing in journalism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 372 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The news interview has become a major vehicle for presenting broadcast news and political commentary, and a primary interface between the institutions of journalism and government. This much-needed work examines the place of the news interview in Anglo-American society and considers its historical development in the United States and Britain. The main body of the book discusses the fundamental norms and conventions that shape conduct in the modern interview. It explores the particular recurrent practices through which journalists balance competing professional norms that encourage both objective and adversarial treatment of public figures. Through analyses of well-known interviews, the book explores the relationship between journalists and public figures and also how, in the face of aggressive questioning, politicians and other public figures struggle to stay 'on message' and pursue their own agendas. This comprehensive and wide-ranging book will be essential reading for students and researchers in sociolinguistics, media and communication studies.

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 The news interview in context: institutional background and historical development; 3 Openings and closings; 4 Basic ground rules: taking turns and doingŽ news interview talk; 5 Defensible questioning: neutralism, credibility, legitimacy; 6 Adversarial questioning: setting agendas and exerting pressure; 7 Answers and evasions; 8 The panel interview: discussion and debate among interviewees; 9 Conclusion; Appendix Transcript symbols; References; Subject index; Index of names

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781107125582

1107125588

9781280421518

1280421517

9780511177101

0511177100

9780511021039

0511021038

9780511158025

0511158025

9780511304835

0511304838

9780511613623

0511613628

9780511045370

0511045379

OCLC:

559285506