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The art of the political interview
Westminster Insider
The Art of Political Interviews
Robin Day is the founding father of all British political interviews. His heirs are people like Jeremy Paxman and Andrew Neil. Different interviewers strike a different balance between how much to interrupt, to fight, and how much to coax and cajole. Carolyn Quinn has stepped down as host of Westminster R on Radio 4 after 15 years. She says it's not gotcha style - you can still be insistent and persistent without being rude or sounding cynical. It's treating the interviewee with intellectual equals, if you like.
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