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Interviewing Children

A Guide for Journalists and Others

Author : McCrum, Sarah and Hughes, Lotte

Publisher: Save the Children

Place of Publish: United Kingdom, London

Year: 2003

Page Numbers: 43

Acc. No: 2193

Class No: 305.23 MCC

Category: Books & Reports

Subjects: Children

Type of Resource: Monograph

Languages: English

ISBN: 1-899120-71-8

This is the revised edition of a booklet that was designed as a training pack for journalists who need to interview or cover issues involving children. However, it can be used as a reference tool by anyone such as aid workers, community workers, creative writers and teachers, planning to interview children and gather information from them. The guide aims to show that it is possible to interview children very successfully, with a little preparation and understanding of where children are at. It reveals that working with children can be fascinating, inspiring and rewarding, and attempts to help people to find a method to work with them easily and comfortably. This second issue has added on to the first edition, branching out to deal with issues about ethics, confidentiality and working with photographers as well.