Sound Lecture

My basic approach to interviewing is to ask the basic questions that might even sound naive, or not intellectual. Sometimes when you ask the simple questions like 'Who are you?' or 'What do you do?' you learn the most.       Brian Lamb

Finding myself strangely sprawled out on my bed for a lecture today, I tuned into our audio lecture. It was really interesting to hear Carmel and Richard Fidler’s interview, listening to two such successful and innovative people discuss their experiences was very exciting and inspiring. I find that the more I listen and experience different areas of journalism such as today’s lecture on radio journalism, I seem to broaden my mind to more possibilities in my future career.

As Richard described his opportunity to interview former Australian Prime Minister, Gough Whitlam I was very impressed with the way he remained so collected throughout the interview, easily a sign of good journalism and the conversation was both amusing and intelligent. I became excited at the prospect  of at some stage in my journalism career, interviewing someone of such high calibre and discussing contemporary political affairs – seems like the perfect niche for my journalism/law degree.

Steve Austin was then interviewed and I really connected with what he said about the most important aspect of radio journalism is human connectedness – being human and relating to feelings and emotions of others. He spoke about special moments in journalism in which the interviewee transcends from someone who is being questioned to losing themselves in the story and in emotion. Essentially I think this is what each journalist seeks to achieve in an interview.

Having never considered radio journalism before listening to this lecture  yet being an avid listener of Triple J’s Hack program and ABC radio it has opened up a world of opportunity that I am excited to explore throughout the next three years.