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access rituals, 66 closings, 72–93 All Things Considered (NPR), 24 closing prefaces, 77–82, 85 America Held Hostage (ABC), 45 interruptions, 83–85 anaphoric indexicals, 248–50, 275–78 mitigating practices, 85–88 Annan Commission on Broadcasting, collaborative event, interviews as, 27, 53 29, 74, 95, 105, 106, 113–20, answers, 23, 113–19, 238–98 162–66 doing answering, 242–50 context, 13, 100 resistance versus evasiveness, 242 continuers, 108, 111–13 resistance, covert, 269–86, 287–88, Conversation Analysis (CA), 16–24 293–96 activity focus of, 18, 22–23 resistance, negative dimension, methodology of, 16–21 250–53, 264–69 credibility, 166–70 resistance, overt, 128, 257–69, 289 Crossﬁre (CNN), 336, 340 resistance, positive dimension, 253–57 Daily Telegraph, The, 55 argument culture, 34, 336, 339 deference, 138–139, 258–61 audience, 120–26 disagreement, 112, 123, 140–48, 300–33 B-event statements, 102, 135, 307n between interviewers and BBC – 27, 31, 35–37, 48–55, 236, interviewees, 112, 123, 140–48 338–39 between interviewees, 300–303 Fourteen-Day Rule, 49, 50 BBC Radio 4, 47, 54 embedded presuppositions, see question BSkyB, 55 design bias, 10–11, 15, 30, 37, 128–29, 147, evasiveness, see answers 151 Breakfast with Frost (ITN), 8 Face the Nation (CBS), 8, 24, 42, 56, British Broadcasting Act of 1954, 35 335, 338 Bush–Rather interview, 4–5, 6, 34, 41, facework, 148 51, 62n, 83–85, 112–13, 131–32, facial expression, 291–92, 330, 333 150, 179–80n, 185–86, 225–26, footing, see question design 233–34, 273–75 Fox News, 34

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govt. regulation, 31–37 One on One (ABC), 46 FCC, 32, 33–34, 41, 236 openings, 58–72, 93, 301–302 Fairness Doctrine, 33–34 operating on the question, 280–86, BBC, 48–55 288–96 Fourteen-Day Rule, 49–50 Oprah Winfrey Show, 109, 340 granularity, 63 ordinary conversation, versus news interviews, 20–22, 72–73, 97–98, Hardball (MSNBC), 340 309–13 Hear it Now (CBS Radio), 28 history, of interviewing, 1–2, 26–56, panel interviews, 2, 7, 155, 299–336 338–40 participation, 37–39, 62 Howard–Paxman interview, 3–5, 6, passing turns, 76–77 255–57 Phil Donahue Show (NBC), 340, 341 Huntley-Brinkley Report (NBC), 45 PM (BBC Radio 4), 8, 48 post-positioned statements, 135–136 Independent, The,48 preference, 16, 141, 306–309, 328, interruption, 137, see also closings see also question design Iranian hostage crisis, 45–46 press conferences, 3, 8, 341, 344–45 Issues and Answers (ABC), 42 presuppositions, see question design prospective indexicals, 61 Larry King Live/Larry King Show Public Broadcasting Act, 34 (CNN), 8, 238, 340 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), legitimacy, 171–176 34–35 Los Angeles Times, 122n quandary questions, 206–207 MacNeil-Lehrer Report (PBS), 44, 56 question design, 13, 23, 95, 100–104, MacNeil-Lehrer Newshour (PBS), 45, 191–237, 303–309, 327 150n, 335, 342 agenda setting, 196–203 see also Newshour, The forks and splits, 226–33 McLaughlin Group, The (PBS), 336, footing, 89, 120–26, 137, 152–62, 340 166–76, 181–82, 295 Meet the Press (NBC), 7–8, 24, 28, 39, negatively formulated, 16, 209–11, 42, 44, 56, 338 216, 217–21, 325, 326, 329 MSNBC, 34 shifts in, 152–62 prefaces, 104–13, 140–43, 159, negative polarity items, 211–12, 328 177–80, 231, 236–37 negatively formulated questions, preference, 135, 208–17, 306–09, see question design 325 neutralism, 119–20, 124, 126–31, presuppositions 127, 203–208 137–38, 142–43, 143–47, quandary questions, 206–207 151–86 third-party attributed statements, versus neutrality, 234–35 152–60, 180–82 news stories, versus news interviews, 6, 13–14 receipt tokens, 89, 108, 112–13, NewsHour, The (PBS), 7, 24, 31, 38, 127–28, 326 72, 189, 295, 336 repair, 159, 175 Newsnight (BBC2), 3, 4, 8, 24, 48, 55, requests for permission, 138, 139–40, 255, 338 258–62 Nightline (ABC), 5, 7, 24, 38, 45, 186, resistance, see answers 189, 281, 299, 335, 336, 338 Rivera Live (CNBC), 340

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sanctions, 20, 29, 131, 145, 177, 196, Today Show, The (NBC), 3 288, 290, 341–42 Tonight (BBC), 52 See it Now (CBS), 28 turn-taking, 21–22, 66, 76, 95–149, Shirley Williams in Conversation 257 (BBC), 133n departures from, 131–48 60 Minutes (CBS), 3, 24, 57, 95, 186, 293–95, 342 Washington Press Corps, 341 Washington Week in Review (PBS), That Was The Week That Was (BBC), 340 52 Watergate, 44, 95, 174–75, 284 third-party attributed statements, withholding, in news interviews, see question design 105–106, 107, 110–11, 124–26 This Week (ABC), 8, 24, 42, 128 word repeats, 275–280 This Week with David Brinkley (ABC), World at One, The (BBC Radio 4), 8, 42 24, 48, 52 Today Programme, The (BBC Radio 4), 8, 24, 48 Yesterday’s Men (BBC), 37, 53

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Adams, Walter, 90–91 Bush, George H. W., 4–5, 6, 34, 51, Adkins, B., 12 83–85, 112–13, 131–32, 150, Agnew, Spiro, 10 179–80n, 185, 225–26, 233–34, Albert, E., 22 273–75 Altheide, D., 11, 187 Bush, George W., 240, 340 Arledge, Roone, 45 Ashdown, Paddy, 218 Callaghan, James, 51, 133n Atkinson, J. M., 18, 96, 98, Campanis, A1, 239 160 Capron, Alexander, 323–33 Attlee, Clement, 50, 189 Carter, Hodding, 150n Aufderheide, P., 34 Castellanos, Alex, 279 Auletta, K., 2, 5 Chettle, John, 169, 317–20 Clark, Kenneth, 48 Bavelas, J., 12 Clayman, S., 4, 12, 18, 20, 55, 105, Beach, W., 79 131, 150, 152, 190, 193, 200, Beglov, Spartak, 222 208, 214, 236, 240, 250, 297, Bell, A., 15 322, 332, 339, 344 Benn, Tony, 40, 146–47 Clinton, Bill, 210, 240, 293–96, 340, Benson, Ezra, 43 341–42 Beukes, Herbert, 107, 170, Clinton, Hillary, 293 310–11 Cockerell, M., 28, 29, 36, 49, 51, 52, Bijur, Peter, 207, 269–72 53, 54 Blair, Tony, 4 Cordon, G, 4 Blumler, J., 11 Cronkite, Walter, 188, 338 Blunkett, David, 229 Croteau, D., 11, 38, 161 Boden, D., 18, 20 Curran, J., 11 Boesak, Allen, 160 Boyd, E., 192 Daley, Richard, 338 Brenner, D., 34 Darman, Richard, 129–30 Brokaw, Tom, 269–71, Day, Robin, 28, 29, 30, 47, 48, 49, 50, 289–92 51, 52, 55, 97, 106, 119, 121, 127, Brown, P., 190 188, 240, 342–43 Buchanan, Patrick, 10, 18, 40, 69, De Lisle, Lord, 180–81 128–29, 179, 183, 232–33, 244–45, Deutch, John, 216–17, 254–55 272–73 Dimbleby, David, 53, 54 Bull, P., 12, 114, 241, 322 Dimbleby, Jonathan, 49

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Dingwall, R., 311, 320 Goodwin, C., 61 Dole, Robert, 3, 18, 156, 202, Gore, A1, 238, 340, 341 230–31, 239, 254, 265 Greatbatch, D., 12, 61, 105, 123, 160, Donaldson, Sam, 30–31, 42, 129–30, 200, 239, 257, 258, 264, 300, 303, 219–20, 238, 240 309, 311, 312, 313, 314, 320 Douglas-Home, Alec, 52 Greene, Hugh, 51, 53 Drew, P., 18, 20, 98 Gross, L., 10 Du Brow, R., 6 Gurevitch, M., 11 Duncan, Sheena, 169, 317–20 Duranti, A., 80 Haig, Alexander, 302 Haley, William, 48 Ehrlichman, John, 95 Hall, S., 11, 39, 322 Efron, E., 10 Hallin, D., 2, 15, 39, 161 Ekman, P., 330 Halloran, J., 11 Elliott, J., 12, 322 Harris, S., 12, 188, 203, 238, 241 Elliott, P., 11, 37, 322 Hart, Gary, 281 Epstein, E., 9, 11, 30, 33, 37, 38, 41 Heath, Edward, 197–98 Hennessey, Peter, 38 Fairclough, N., 15, 339 Heritage, J., 12, 18, 20, 25, 55, 61, 78, Fallows, J., 29, 340 103, 104, 106, 108, 123, 127, 131, Fanshel, D., 102 160, 190, 192, 193, 196, 201, 208, Fishman, M., 11, 187 209, 230, 236, 272, 273, 295, 297, Flowers, Gennifer, 3, 293 303, 308, 322, 339, 344 Forbes, Malcolm, 90–91 Heseltine, Michael, 201, 227–29 Fowler, Mark, 34 Hess, S., 1 Fowler, R., 14 Hill, Lord, 53 Frank, Barney, 315–17 Hole, Tahu, 49 Frank, Reuven, 38 Holt, E., 153 Frankel, R., 108 Horn, L., 211 Franklin, M., 32 Howard, Michael, 3–4, 6, 255–57 Friendly, Fred, 29, 56, 338 Howell, David, 243 Friesen, W., 330 Hoynes, W., 11, 34, 38, 161 Frost, David, 30, 52, 54, 150, 174–76, Hume, Brit, 287–288 177, 197–198, 223–24 Humphrey, Hubert, 10 Humphrys, John, 48, 55 Galvin, Martin, 134 Hunter, Duncan, 315–17 Gans, H., 1, 9, 11, 151 Garcia, A., 334 Jefferson, G., 104, 107, 112, 159, 173, Garrett, P., 15 196, 272, 273, 295, 332 Gerbner, G., 10 Jenckes, Linda, 259 Gibson, J., 4, 45, 46, 240 Johnson, Lyndon., 34 Gill, V., 18, 20 Jones, B., 31, 38, 54, 297, 343 Gilmour, Ian, 134 Jones, Paula, 295, 296 Gitlin, T., 11 Jucker, A., 12, 322 Glenn, P., 332 Goffman, E., 66, 120, 148, 152, 161 Kennedy, John, 3 Goldberg, G., 5 Kernell, S., 345 Goldberg, R., 5 King, Larry, 8, 188 Goldie, G.W., 52 Kinnock, Neil, 54, 181–82, 239 Goldsmith, James, 144 Kissinger, Henry, 138, 302

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Knight, Jill, 123, 214, 279 Olsher, D., 12, 153, 155, 300, 303, Koppel, Ted, 45, 46, 136–37, 304, 308, 327 143–144, 171–172, 184, Owen, David, 102 188, 240, 281, 299, 336 Kotthoff, H., 313 Patterson, T., 30 Kristol, William, 261 Pauling, Linus, 38 Kroft, Steve, 293 Paxman, Jeremy, 30, 31, 54, 55, 188, Kumar, K., 53 200, 255–57 Perot, Ross, 57, 69, 72, 92, 116, 212, Labov, W., 102 340, 342 Lansman, Jon, 204n Pomerantz, A., 4, 62, 79, 102, 127, Lazarsfeld, P., 9 141, 209, 303, 311 Lehrer, Jim, 44–45, 315 Pope, Angela, 53 Lester, M., 11 Levinson, S., 99, 120, 190 Quayle, Dan, 205–206, 282–83, Lewinsky, Monica, 295–96 286–93 Lewis, Derek, 4 Quirk, R., 104 Longford, Lord, 141 Rather, Dan, 30, 34, 51, 83–85, Macaulay, M., 12 112–13, 121, 131–32, 150, 177, MacDonald Oonagh, 123 179–80, 185–86, 225–26, 233–34, Macmillan, Harold, 51 273–74 MacNamara, Robert, 302 Raymond, G., 197, 245 MacNeil, Robert, 38, 44–45 Reagan, Ronald, 3, 5 Major, John, 3, 55 Redhead, Brian, 48 Mancini, P., 15 Reese, S., 8 Marcos, Ferdinand, 171–72 Reith, Lord, 35, 48 Matheson, H., 28 Reno, Janet, 113 Matthews, Chris, 340 Rifkin, Jeremy, 323–33 Mattingly, Mack, 116 Robertson. Pat, 238 Mayer, K., 12, 114, 241, 322 Robinson, M., 67, 120, 187 Maynard, D., 18, 131, 208 Roosevelt, Eleanor, 44 McClure, Jim, 308 Roosevelt, Franklin, 28 McCombs, M., 10 Roth, A., 12, 25, 64, 72, 104, 106, 114, McKenzie, Robert, 52 191, 195, 208, 236, 246, 247 McLuhan, Marshall, 10 Rubin, Robert, 239, 268 Minow, Newton, 41 Russert, Tim, 42 Mitchell, George, 124–25, 302 Molotch, H., 11 Sabato, L., 31 Mulford, Clay, 276 Sacks, H., 65, 73, 74, 76, 104, 106, Murdoch, Rupert, 55 107, 112, 159, 166, 196, 209, 235, Murdock, G., 11, 322 285 Murrow, Edward, 28 Savundra, Emil, 150, 223–24 Scannell, P., 28, Nevin, B., 206 Scargill, Arthur, 106, 119, 127, 207, Nixon, Richard, 10, 174–76, 284 268, 275–76 Noelle-Neumann, E., 10 Schegloff, E., 4, 16, 20, 21, 63, 65, 73, Nott, John, 57, 72, 92 74, 76, 100, 104, 105, 107, 108, 110, 112, 114, 159, 196, 208, 209, Ochs, E., 80 246, 247, 264

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Schiffrin, D., 79 Vessey, John, 200 Schlesinger, P., 11, 37, 322 Schudson, M., 8, 15, 26, 27, 151, 345 Waisbord, S., 345 Shaw, D., 10 Wallace, Mike, 30, 95 Sheehan, M., 120, 187 Walters, Barbara, 46 Shoemaker, P., 8 Watson, R., 78 Shore, Peter, 267 Weaver, P., 15 Sigal, L., 11 Weber, M., 9 Smedley, Ian, 115, 212 Wedell, E., 50 Sorjonen, M., 272, 273, 295 Weintraub, B., 5 Springer, Brian, 238 Whale, J., 51 Stahl, Lesley, 323–33 Whalen, M., 4, 67, 150 Steel, James, 306, 309 Will, George, 42, 128 Stengel, R., 5 Williams, Shirley, 133 Summerskill, B., 4 Wilson, Harold, 53 Wilson, J., 20, 203 Tannen, D., 34, 336, 339 Wilson, T., 15 Tebbit, Norman, 54 Winfrey, Oprah, 110 ten Have, P., 18, 20 Wisner, Frank, 209 Thatcher, Margaret, 3, 29, 54, 114, 201 Woolacott, J., 11 Thomas, Helen, 210 Toner, R., 5 Yalow, Rosalyn, 143, 265 Tracey, M., 225 Young, Jimmy, 188 Tuchman, G., 11, 151, 187 Tunstall, J., 11 Zaller, J., 30 Zelizer, B., 187 Van Dijk, T., 15 Zimmerman, D., 18, 20, 67