A pre-interview is not an interview. Instead it’s a tricky dance. You’ve told your subject that you want to find out all about them, or whatever it is you want to know about. They want to tell you. They are ready to talk. And you want them to — just not too much. Which they may not understand. But the reason is simple. A person’s story is like a kiss. The first time they tell you can feel, and sound, pretty special. So it’s your job to dance around the edges, getting just eno

Over the summer, Sally did a callout on social media asking where public media journalists get their story ideas. The responses were fantastic and spanned everything from standard journalistic practices to creative and humorous anecdotes. We asked her to some of those ideas in this post. It’s a great starting point for the next time you’re struggling to come up with a new story or just need a push in a more creative direction. Read more... #Radio #Journalism #Training

The amount of effort Sally Herships put into her first investigative journalism piece….. well, it’s enough to drive you to smoke! “The Five Percent Rule” is Sally’s 10-month-long foray into investigative reporting, a story on the under-pricing of tobacco on military bases. The piece aired on Marketplace in June of 2011 as part of a series on tobacco.On this edition of HowSound, Sally talks about some of her behind-the-scenes work on the project. It’s a bit startling, actually