Weekend session (2X 4h workshops) 8 h 

Fri, Sat March 27-28

Pricing and Conditions

• €400| Regular Rate (10% for recidivists)

• €320 | Student Rate (20%)

• €240| Supported Rate (unemployed, welfare recipients, low-income) (40%)

+ Professional layout on request 

+ Remote participation on request

Interviews are at the heart of the journalism craft: whether you need background information or quotes for a feature story, or you aim to write a profile/portrait or a Q&A format, ‘making people talk’ is a skill one can learn through practise.

Guest interview: TBA

Course Program:

Workshop 1, Friday, March 27, (17-21h)  

What is Journalism? Why mastering Interviewing is at the heart of the journalism craft?

• What is a journalism story, what sets it apart from other types of storytelling?

• The art of interviewing: the posture, the techniques and the logistics 

• Dos and Don'ts

• Understanding interview formats 

• Prepping up for next day’s interview: group discussion

• Final tips 

→ you’ve prepared for the Q&A session and pitch a provisional angle.

Workshop 2, Saturday, March 28 (13h-17h)

Live Q&A + Battle of angles.

• Quick setup before interview 

• Live Q&A: group interviews of an iconic Berlin artist - circa 60 minutes  

• Group debrief

• Battle of angles: share your takes, choose perspective 

• Nail your own angle, pick a format 

• Pitch! (and compare to your original take)  

• Final tips on how to transcribe, edit and build your story

→ you have conducted the interview and have enough material to start writing your own feature.