A journalistic interview takes the form of a conversation between two or more people: interviewer(s) ask questions to elicit facts or statements from interviewee(s). Interviews are a standard part of journalism and media reporting. In journalism, interviews are one of the most important methods used to collect information, and present views to readers, listeners, or viewers.
History Although the question-and-answer interview in journalism dates back to the 1850s,Compare: the first known interview that fits the matrix of interview-as-genre has been claimed to be the 1756 interview by Archbishop Timothy Gabashvili (1704–1764), prominent Georgian religious figure, diplomat, writer and traveler, who was interviewing Eugenios Voulgaris (1716–1806), renowned Greek theologian, Rector of Orthodox School of Mount Athos.
Publications Several publications give prominence to interviews, including: Interviews with novelists conducted since 1940 by The Paris Review Interviews with celebrities conducted by Interview magazine, co-founded by Andy Warhol in 1969 The Rolling Stone Interview, featured in Rolling Stone magazine
Famous interviews 1957–1960: The Mike Wallace Interview – 30-minute television program interviews conducted by Mike Wallace 1968: Interviews with Phil Ochs – an interview of folk singer Phil Ochs conducted by Broadside Magazine 1974: Michael Parkinson/Muhammad Ali – television interview of Ali in his prime 1977: The Nixon Interviews – 1977 television interviews by British journalist David Frost of former United States President Richard Nixon early 1980s: Soviet Interview Project – conducted with Soviet emigrants to the United States 1992: Fellini: I'm a Born Liar – Federico Fellini's last filmed interviews conducted in 1992 for a 2002 feature documentary 1992: Nevermind It's an Interview – interviews with the band Nirvana recorded in 1992 on the night they appeared on Saturday Night Live 1993: Michael Jackson talks to Oprah Winfrey. This became the fourth most watched event in American television history as well as the most watched interview ever, with an audience of one hundred million. 1993: Birthday cake interview – an interview of Dr. John Hewson that contributed to the defeat of his party in the 1993 Australian federal election 2002–2003: Living with Michael Jackson – a 2002–2003 interview with Michael Jackson, later turned into a documentary 2003: February 2003 Saddam Hussein interview – Dan Rather interviewing Saddam Hussein days before the 2003 invasion of Iraq 2008: Sarah Palin interviews with Katie Couric – Katie Couric interviewing Sarah Palin 2024: Tucker Carlson interviews Russian President Vladimir Putin
See also
Investigative interview
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