Interviewing part 2

David Frost interviews then President Richard Nixon in 1977.

An interview is a conversation with a source who has important information.

Take a closer look – focus & organisation

Photo: Bernie Borghetti/Flickr Some rights reserved

This week you’ll continue to research, and begin to organise the information you’ve found in a way which makes sense to you.

Finding the pieces – working out what you need to know

Photo: alforqueCC?/flickr

Use class time to continue planning and researching your stories.

Story planning

Keep your eyes and ears open for the unique and unusual (Plastic face protection from snowstorms. Canada, Montreal, 1939. Nationaal Archief / Spaarnestad Photo / Het Leven / Fotograaf onbekend, SFA022813554.)

So you have a great story idea. What next?

Telling a story with Instagram

A snapshot of the Humans of New York Instagram account.

If you’ve been using Instagram for a while, you would be aware of a very successful (and often very beautiful) account called Humans of New York. The Insta account has now grown to include a web page, Facebook page, and a book. It’s also spawned possibly thousands of storytelling sites just like it.