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Hear the beating heart of great journalism

Journalists are always imagined asking questions but seldom seen listening to the answers. Yet listening is at the beating heart of good journalism, especially when interviewing. Whether paupers or presidents, what they say and do in interviews provide the raw materials for turning a good chat into a great interview. So sit back and listen, ask and then hear. Read More

The aerobic art of interviewing

One of the most important skills of great journalism is not so much the questions we ask as the answers we hear. We get that by focusing on our interviewees and listening intently to what they say. Award-winning writer and broadcaster Siobhán McHugh writes about ‘aerobic listening’. It can be exhausting but it helps subjects to open up – like a force field. Here she shares the secret of aerobic listening in difficult interviews. Read More