9: Research Skill- Interviewing Last updated Save as PDF Page ID13733 9.1: Purposes of the Interview9.2: Human Interest9.3: Corroborative9.4: Investigative9.5: Opinion Seeking9.6: Methods- Face-to-Face9.7: Methods- Telephone9.8: Purposes and Information Gathering9.9: Methods- Digital9.10: Methods- Focus Group9.11: Methods- News Conference9.12: Preparing for an Interview9.13: Information Contributors as Interviewees9.14: Public Sector Contributors9.15: Private Sector Contributors9.16: Scholarly Contributors9.17: Journalist Contributors9.18: Informal Contributors9.19: Interviewing as a Research Skill9.20: Evaluating Interviewees9.21: Planning Interviews9.22: Interview Questions9.23: Contract with the Interviewee9.24: Recording the Interview9.25: Some Interviewing Cautions