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The Press Conference The press conference has certain advantages. The first advantage lies with the【1】______ nature of 【1
The Press Conference The press conference has certain advantages. The first advantage lies with the【1】______ nature of 【1
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The Press Conference
The press conference has certain advantages.
The first advantage lies with the【1】______ nature of 【1】______
the event itself; public officials are supposed to
submit to scrutiny by responding to various questions at
a press conference. Secondly, statements previously
made at a press conference can be used as a
【2】______in judging following statements or policies. 【2】______
Moreover, in case of important events, press confer
ences are an effective way to break the news to
groups of reporters.
However, from the point of view of【3】______, the 【3】______
press conference possesses some disadvantages,
mainly in its【4】_____and news source. The provider 【4】______
virtually determines the manner in which a press
conference proceeds. This, sometimes, puts news
reporters at a(n)【5】______, as can be seen on live 【5】______
broadcasts of news conferences.
Factors in getting valuable information
—preparation: a need to keep up to date on journalistic
subject matter;
—【6】______ of the news source: 【6】______
1)news source’s【7】______to provide information 【7】______
2)news-gathering methods.
Conditions under which news reporters cannot trot
the information provided by a news source
—not knowing the required information;
—knowing and willing to share the information, but
without【8】______skills; 【8】______
—knowing the information, but unwilling to share;
—willing to share, but unable to recall.
—【9】of questions asked 【9】______
Ways of improving the questions:
—no words with double meanings;
—no long questions;
—specific time, place, etc.
;—【10】______questions; 【10】______
—clear alternatives, or no alternatives in answers.
【1】
Press conference is an all too familiar phenomenon around us. How ever, when people start thinking about its advantages, it sometimes seems difficult to think of any that the press conference provides for the competent news reporter. Use of the press conference by public officials and private entrepreneurs helped give rise to the phrase "pseudo event"—an event contrived to create news coverage where none had been considered warranted.
However, having said that, one value of the news conference by a public official is the symbolic nature of the event, and perhaps this is reason enough to continue the practice. At a press conference a public official supposedly submits to examination by responding to unsolicited and perhaps hostile questions.
A related advantage to the reporter is that the press conference affords an opportunity to get a public official "on the record" with regard to government policies. Statements from a press conference can serve as criteria against which subsequent statements and policies are measured. In that regard press conference information may be used as reference points more so than comments reported by a single news medium. Also, when there is a single issue or topic to address, such as a new government pre gram, an earthquake, or the nomination of a new government minister, the press conference offers benefits of efficiency in that officials can speak to a number of reporters at once on an issue of public concern and inter est. The press conference may be at its best in this almost one-way for mat.
Now, let’s move on to the disadvantages. Are there any serious ones? Generally speaking, the press conference format, as it stands, makes it difficult for the reporter to get worthwhile information. At a press conference, particularly a large one, the well-prepared reporter m0y never get to ask a question and certainly is unlikely to have a chance to ask a follow-up question.
Another disadvantage in a press conference comes from the news source, that is the news provider. The news source generally decides who asks the questions, determines the length of the answers, and can avoid any follow-up questions and rephrase tough questions to his or her liking, and sets the time, place, and duration of the interview. Press conferences televised live for the news audience sometimes only highlight the disadvantages for the news reporter, since there is little or no time to challenge, clarify, or place in context material provided by the news source.
Despite these disadvantages and others inherent in how reporters gather information, the news reporter can help assure that worthwhile in formation from a news source is shared with the news audience. One way to reduce the likelihood of errors is to use multiple forms of interviewing—by telephone, in person, and at press conferences—as well as multiple sources. Common to the success of these approaches, however, ate such interrelated ingredients as the preparation of tile news reporter, the competence of the news source, and the nature of the questions asked.
Let’s look at the preparation first. The nature of much of news coverage requires reporters to be well read on contemporary events. Like other professionals and craftsmen, the reporter must keep up to date on journalistic subject matter, that is the human condition. Although this subject is broad, it offers the advantage that there is little a reporter can read or witness that will not help in covering the news at one time or another.
Next, being prepared for an interview includes giving some thought to tile competence of the news source. The relationships between news reporters and news sources would benefit the news audience more if reporters would frequently ask themselves, What is this news source competent to talk about.’? What can this person tell the news audience that few others can?
Two words of caution regarding the issue of competence. First, the reporter should not take for granted that, because of position or experience, the news source who should know does know and can provide in formation. Second, the competence of the news source needs to be linked with news-gathering methods.
Let’s just spend a minute on tile first point. There are generally four conditions under which the reporter should not give credence to a news source’s information. One, the source may not know the information the reporter wants. Two, the source may have the information and want to share it but may lack the verbal skills or the concepts to do so. Three,
the source may have the desired information but not want to share it or, worse, may lie to avoid sharing information. ’Last, The source may be willing to share the information but unable to recall it.
Now, in addition to preparation of the reporter and competence of the news source, there is one more important ingredient in successful news coverage, that is the nature of the questions asked. It is generally agreed that the nature of the question can shape the nature of the answer. General questions like "Arc you for market economy?" may lead to the respondent saying virtually anything and still being rather vague. On the other hand, a too narrow question may limit the respondent to one particular answer only.
In order to gather information from news sources as accurately as possible, reporters can improve the questions in the following five ways. Firstly, avoid words with double meanings. Secondly, avoid long questions. Thirdly, specify the time, place, and context you want the respondent to assume. And number four, it is often helpful to ask questions in terms of the respondent’s own immediate and recent, experience rather than in generalities. Finally, either make explicit all the alternatives the respondent should have in mind when answering the question or make none of them explicit. Do not lead the news source by suggesting a de sired answer and not mentioning other alternatives.
Ok, to sum up, today’s lecture has covered some of the advantages and disadvantages of the press conference, and three important factors in successful news coverage. In our next lecture, we’ll continue to discuss how to become a competent news reporter.
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