"In common parlance, the word 'interview' refers to a one-on-one conversation between an interviewer and an interviewee."
Speaking with celebrities and writing about their latest projects.
Introduction to arts and entertainment journalism: An overview of the history, importance and scope of journalism in arts and entertainment.
Types of celebrity interviews: A detailed explanation of the different types of celebrity interviews, such as face-to-face interviews, phone interviews, email interviews, etc.
Research and preparation: Tips and techniques on how to effectively research and prepare for a celebrity interview.
Interview techniques: Various techniques and tips on how to conduct an engaging, informative and insightful celebrity interview.
Ethics and professionalism in celebrity interviews: Understanding and following ethical standards in journalism and maintaining professionalism when dealing with celebrities.
The role of the journalist: An in-depth analysis of the journalist’s role in celebrity interviews and understanding what their responsibilities are.
Storytelling through interviews: Understanding how celebrity interviews can be used as a way of storytelling and creating compelling content.
Overcoming challenges: Techniques on how to overcome different challenges that may arise during celebrity interviews, such as dealing with difficult subjects or managing time constraints.
Social media and celebrity interviews: Understanding how the role of social media has changed the landscape of celebrity interviews, including how it can be used to connect with celebrities.
Understanding your audience: Tips on how to write engaging and informative celebrity interviews that will appeal to your audience.
The importance of follow-ups: Learning about how follow-ups are important and how they keep the interview flowing post-interview.
Understanding the celebrity: Gaining a deep understanding of the subject of the interview, and their experiences and perspectives is highly essential.
Editing and fact-checking: The importance of the editing and fact-checking process when creating a celebrity interview.
Profile Interviews: A detailed interview of a celebrity's life, career, and achievements.
Q&A Interviews: A more straightforward and question-and-answer-based interview where the interviewer asks the celebrity a set of questions, and the celebrity answers them.
Feature Interviews: A lengthier interview in which an interviewer digs deeper into the background of the celebrity.
Press Junket Interviews: A more formal type of interview where celebrities sit with multiple journalists to answer questions about their upcoming projects or film releases.
Roundtable Interviews: Similar to press junket interviews, but the group of journalists is slightly smaller, and the questions are more in-depth.
Podcast Interviews: Audio interviews where the conversation is more casual and personal.
Live Interviews: Interviews carried out on a live broadcast or podcast, where the celebrity may be asked to perform live or answer questions from callers.
Red Carpet Interviews: Quick interviews with celebrities that happen on the way to an awards ceremony or event.
Magazine Cover Interviews: Interviews featured on magazines cover stories, with a special focus on the celebrity's life and career.
Online Interviews: Interviews conducted and shared exclusively online or through social media platforms.
"The interviewer asks questions to which the interviewee responds, usually providing information."
"A job interview or interview with a witness to an event may have no other audience present at the time, but the answers will be later provided to others in the employment or investigative process."
"An interview may also transfer information in both directions."
"Interviews usually take place face-to-face, in person."
"Interviews may be separated geographically, as in videoconferencing or telephone interviews."
"Interviews almost always involve spoken conversation between two or more parties."
"In some instances, a 'conversation' can happen between two persons who type their questions and answers."
"Interviews can be unstructured, free-wheeling and open-ended conversations without predetermined plan or prearranged questions."
"One form of unstructured interview is a focused interview in which the interviewer consciously and consistently guides the conversation so that the interviewee's responses do not stray from the main research topic or idea."
"Interviews can also be highly structured conversations in which specific questions occur in a specified order."
"They can follow diverse formats; for example, in a ladder interview, a respondent's answers typically guide subsequent interviews, with the object being to explore a respondent's subconscious motives."
"Typically, the interviewer has some way of recording the information that is gleaned from the interviewee, often by keeping notes with a pencil and paper, or with a video or audio recorder."
"The traditionally two-person interview format, sometimes called a one-on-one interview, permits direct questions and follow-ups, which enables an interviewer to better gauge the accuracy and relevance of responses."
"It is a flexible arrangement in the sense that subsequent questions can be tailored to clarify earlier answers."
"Further, it eliminates possible distortion due to other parties being present."