People are more accessible online, but does that make them more interesting? What is gained, and what is lost when we can’t see the people who we’re interviewing? These days, more and more interviews are done by phone and email, but as we’ll see in this lecture, this trend has its dangers as well as benefits. Electronic interviews might be well sui…

You've done your research, you've asked the questions, you have your quotes.. now what? This week, Erdem will take you through a step-by-step guide on how to write profile pieces. He'll also spend some time talking about some of the common mistakes in your first and second assignments. Copyright 2013 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contac…

This week, La Trobe journalism graduate Ben Waterworth joins our class. Ben is currently working as a media manager for the Eastern Football League. He was the sports editor of upstart magazine, where he wrote more than 100 articles in his three years of study. The best questions from the second assignment were selected, and to put to Ben in this p…

How do you go beyond a Google search when preparing for profile interviews? This week, Lawrie will take you through the research process using multiple case studies, and delve into how you get an appropriate balance between asking your talent professional and personal questions. Copyright 2013 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for p…

What are profile interviews and are they really all the same? Who is in control when you do an interview? What are the ethics you must consider? This week, Erdem will introduce profile interviews and suggest ways to approach them. Copyright 2013 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.…

This week, Erdem workshops some of the drafts sent in by students for the first assignment. Copyright 2013 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.By Erdem Koç

This week, we look more closely at which qualities make up great interviews. Erdem will go through how to write your assignment, as well as some of the basic dos and donts when writing in journalism. He will also draw on case studies illustrating the point of what makes for 'great interviews'. In the first half hour, we'll be joined by final-year j…

Guest lecture Nick Richardson, who in his role as National Editorial Training Manager at News Corp is responsible for hiring journalists. Nick will go through his life in journalism, which spans across more than 20 years, what he looks for when hiring young journalists, and how different kinds of interviews are used in the development of news and f…

In this week's lecture, we go through some of the research skills you'll need to find great interviews online in preparation for the first assignment. Copyright 2013 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.By Assoc Professor Lawrie Zion

What is interviewing and in what ways is interviewing built into all of our communications? This week, we’ll examine various forms of interviewing, both within the media and outside, focussing on interviews in the media. Copyright 2013 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.…

What is interviewing and in what ways is interviewing built into all of our communications? This lecture will examine various forms of interviewing, both within the media and outside, focussing on interviews in the media. We'll also discuss some key terms such doorstops and deathknocks, as well as the type of questions which can be asked in an inte…

What is interviewing and in what ways is interviewing built into all of our communications? This lecture will examine various forms of interviewing, focussing on interviews in the media. Copyright 2013 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.By Erdem Koç