INTERVIEW
PART - I : The Interview as a Genre Introduction: This part is written by Christopher Silvester. He says since last 130 years, interview has become very common in journalism. Almost everyone who is famous has been interviewed. Key points from this part: 1. What is an Interview? It's a conversation where a journalist asks questions and the famous person answers. It helps common people to know about the thoughts of great people. 2. Why some people love it and some hate it? - Supporters: It is the highest form of truth and art. It's a great source of information. - Opposers: It is an unwanted intrusion into someone's private life. 3. Celebrities who HATED interviews - with exact quotes (Important for exam): - V.S. Naipaul: "People are wounded and lose a part of themselves by interviews." - Lewis Carroll: He had a "horror of the interviewer" and never gave any interview in his life. - Rudyard Kipling: He hated it the most. His wife wrote in diary that Kipli...