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"Try paying attention to"? Have I given you any indication that I would have trouble focusing on the interview? Terry Gross is certainly a good interviewer for

by dfc 14y ago

"Try paying attention to"? Have I given you any indication that I would have trouble focusing on the interview? Terry Gross is certainly a good interviewer for art and culture guests. I agree that she does not get the same quality of quests that appear on Charlie Rose's show. I think that is part of the reason I may have discounted her quality as an interviewer. In light of that I would like to compare the two interviewers. Can you think of any guests who have appeared on both shows recently? Do you think Rose's fawning/pissing on behavior is any different than Gross's interviews with Franken and O'Reilly?

jacobolus 14y ago
> Have I given you any indication that I would have trouble focusing on the interview? Sorry, I’m not trying to imply that you’d have trouble following the interview. I mean pay special attention to the form of the interview, and the style of the questioning (i.e. watch out for when Terry follows up on something the guest said, when she allows him to keep talking and when she re-centers the conversation. Think about what kinds of insights the she draws out, what she can get him to say that wasn’t pre-planned, etc.), rather than only to the content of what the guest is saying. I think if you pay close attention to the way Charlie interviews, you’ll find yourself wanting to throw something at the screen. Terry Gross’s interview with O’Reilly was impressively respectful and polite, considering the way he was acting. Asking difficult questions is different from pissing on people. What I mean is, Charlie Rose will ask a guest a question, and then when the answer isn’t what he wants to hear, he’ll parrot back at them effectively “well isn’t what you just said completely wrong, and isn’t it actually like this ....?” What is the guest supposed to say to that? > Can you think of any guests who have appeared on both shows recently? Here are some from the last few months: Steve Coll: http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=05-02-2012 http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&#... http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/12336 http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/12336 http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/12341 http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/12341 Peter Bergen: http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=05-01-2012 http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&#... http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/11463 http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/11463 Peter Beinart: http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=04-03-2012 http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&#... http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/12282 http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/12282 Matt Weiner: http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=03-26-2012 http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&#... http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/12256 http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/12256 Jonah Lehrer: http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=03-21-2012 http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&#... http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/12302 http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/12302 Ahmed Rashid: http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=03-20-2012 http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&#... http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/12281 http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/12281 Charles Duhigg: http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=03-05-2012 http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&#... http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/12254 http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/12254 Masha Gessen: http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=03-01-2012 http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&#... http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/12210 http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/12210 Tim Weiner: http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=02-14-2012 http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&#... http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/12283 http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/12283 Katherine Boo: http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=02-08-2012 http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&#... http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/12151 http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/12151

by dfc 14y ago

jacobolus 14y ago

> Have I given you any indication that I would have trouble focusing on the interview? Sorry, I’m not trying to imply that you’d have trouble following the interview. I mean pay special attention to the form of the interview, and the style of the questioning (i.e. watch out for when Terry follows up on something the guest said, when she allows him to keep talking and when she re-centers the conversation. Think about what kinds of insights the she draws out, what she can get him to say that wasn’t pre-planned, etc.), rather than only to the content of what the guest is saying. I think if you pay close attention to the way Charlie interviews, you’ll find yourself wanting to throw something at the screen. Terry Gross’s interview with O’Reilly was impressively respectful and polite, considering the way he was acting. Asking difficult questions is different from pissing on people. What I mean is, Charlie Rose will ask a guest a question, and then when the answer isn’t what he wants to hear, he’ll parrot back at them effectively “well isn’t what you just said completely wrong, and isn’t it actually like this ....?” What is the guest supposed to say to that? > Can you think of any guests who have appeared on both shows recently? Here are some from the last few months: Steve Coll: http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=05-02-2012 http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&#... http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/12336 http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/12336 http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/12341 http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/12341 Peter Bergen: http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=05-01-2012 http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&#... http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/11463 http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/11463 Peter Beinart: http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=04-03-2012 http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&#... http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/12282 http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/12282 Matt Weiner: http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=03-26-2012 http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&#... http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/12256 http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/12256 Jonah Lehrer: http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=03-21-2012 http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&#... http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/12302 http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/12302 Ahmed Rashid: http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=03-20-2012 http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&#... http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/12281 http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/12281 Charles Duhigg: http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=03-05-2012 http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&#... http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/12254 http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/12254 Masha Gessen: http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=03-01-2012 http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&#... http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/12210 http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/12210 Tim Weiner: http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=02-14-2012 http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&#... http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/12283 http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/12283 Katherine Boo: http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&prgDate=02-08-2012 http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=13&#... http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/12151 http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/12151