National: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/06/us/06marriage.html?_r=1&th&emc=th
National: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/06/business/economy/06shares.html?th=&adxnnl=1&emc=th&adxnnlx=1236351802-efRGcfxsi3Q21svmMYQ+ug
World: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/06/world/asia/06swat.html?th&emc=th
Local:http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/health/40834652.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUT
Local: http://www.startribune.com/local/40842082.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUX
The last article, about Sara Jane Olson’s release, uses interviewing techniques we learned about in class. The person doing the interview collected background information and information from other sources before starting on the article. It’s hard to tell whether or not he actually interviewed Olson, but some of the statements he writes appear to be facts, which had to be validated in some way. He had to have asked Olson’s age, what kind of life she led, where she lived, how many kids she had, her hobbies, how she was convicted, when she was convicted, and what she continued to do after she was convicted. The story does not have much sensitivity to the subject, so the author is clearly bias. The writer’s goals were to give the reader factual information about the subject, with little opinion. If the writer did indeed interview Olson, he must have used several techniques to get her to confirm the information he put in his story, as she probably would not have liked many of that in there.
