Stephanie Santiago and Jazzy Bell: Design Principles of an Interview

My partner and I used this article of the California Governer. We thought that this was a good article and that it had a lot of examples of how to make a good interview. These are the design principles that we got.

1. Preview:

• In the beginning of the Arnold interview they give a little preview of what's in the interview and I think that this is good because it lets the reader preview what their reading and if they want to continue reading it. We could include this in the final product by putting it in the beginning before the actual interview.
• Story Highlights
• Schwarzenegger says he'll campaign in Ohio for Sen. John McCain
• He says Gov. Sarah Palin will be ready to lead when she takes oath
• He says he's willing o work with a President Obama or President McCain

2. Looking towards the future:

• Interviews to me should be that it ends looking to the future. Maybe they could talk about how they could improve somehow in the future.
• Schwarzenegger: It's like been there, done that. It's not about me now. It's about California and America. Because everything that I've done, every dream that I've had has become a reality because of America. And now it's important for me to work hard so that other people can have big dreams and make their dreams become a reality.
  

3. Thoughtful Questions:

• Last but certainly not least a great interview has to have thoughtful and interesting questions. you have to leave your reader wowed by the question. The question should not be answered with just yes or no.
• Brown: You have said, a couple of times now, that McCain is a rebel within his own party. That he walks his own path. He has not, necessarily, always been in lock-step and, certainly, you are right about that with the die-hard conservatives of the Republican party. But, Sarah Palin, many people will tell you, is. She is very much a part of the conservative movement of the Republican party. What do you think of her as a choice?