So you’re doing the big front-page, in-depth profile of the community hero, the beloved school teacher, the hurricane survivor or the liquor king who became a Catholic priest (yes, that actually happened in Nashville). Join this session to discuss how to tackle the sit-down interview with your subject. Covered skills will include active listening, setting boundaries, mining their whole lives and sharing bits of your own story to spark people to tell more of theirs.
20251114T140020251114T1445America/ChicagoDigging deeper: How to conduct better profile interviewsSo you’re doing the big front-page, in-depth profile of the community hero, the beloved school teacher, the hurricane survivor or the liquor king who became a Catholic priest (yes, that actually happened in Nashville). Join this session to discuss how to tackle the sit-down interview with your subject. Covered skills will include active listening, setting boundaries, mining their whole lives and sharing bits of your own story to spark people to tell more of theirs.Delta Ballroom CJEA/NSPA National High School Journalism Conventionamber@jea.org