New writer’s guide released

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| Isabella Guzman Gonzalez

LOCAL journalists and academics Dr Gail Sedorkin and Dr Amy Forbes have released the third edition of ‘Interviewing’, an essential guide for journalists, PR and writing professionals focusing on the disruption of digitality and remote interviewing.

First released in 2002, Interviewing is the complete guide to the art and skill of interviewing. The third edition was published this year under Routledge Taylor & Francis Group.

With the support of other local referents like PR consultant Pip Miller, video journalist Kirsty Nancarrow and researcher Lisa Svanetti, Dr Sedorkin and Dr Forbes updated the guide to suit post-COVID complexities.

Dr Sedorkin, who has over 20 years of experience teaching and in media industries, said Interviewing aimed to support young journalists and public relations professionals in their journey toward better interviewing practices.

“I’ve always been fascinated by interviewing. It’s an art, a skill, I don’t know what it is, but it’s not easy,” she said.

“The last edition was in 2011, so it was too old, so it’s almost a whole new book.

"The newest thing is that there are exercises at the end of each chapter to guide you from the simplest interview to the most complex, a Zoom interview or a broadcast interview."

To buy the book visit www.routledge.com