Interview Intro

Here's one possible script. Feel free to suggest others.

"I’m Warren Vieth, a reporter for the OU In-Depth Journalism Project (or whatever we decide to call ourselves). I’m working on a story about the role of cell phones in vehicle accidents in Oklahoma. I’d like to interview you about this subject for a story we expect to publish within the next month or so."

(If the interview proceeds, make it clear at some point in the conversation that you might quote him or her in the story.)

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Who Are We?

It might be helpful for us to create an identity that accurately describes what we're doing, but sounds more credible than "I'm a student journalist working on a class project...."

It worked really well when students in statehouse reporting class identified themselves as reporters for the OU State Capital News Service.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Here are a few possibilities:

OU In-Depth Journalism Project

OU Investigative Reporting Project

OU Enterprise News Service

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Week 2 Project Assignments

Do these look right to everyone?

Hailey Branson: Tulsa World clip search.
Whitney Coleman: National Conference of State Legislatures.
Tiara Etheridge: Lexis/Nexis clip search. JStores search. Rep. Paul Wesselhoft
Boris Georgievski: 1997 Cell Phone Crash Study authors.
Mary Gray: State agencies.
Baxter Holmes: Federal agencies.
Crystal Mason: Oklahoman clip search.
Neeley Morrell: AAA.
Madeleine Peake: Google search.
Will Prescott: Oklahoma Press Association clip search. Class Wiki.
Jilane Rodgers: Class Blog.
Calvin Son: Oklahoma House & Senate Press Offices.
Tiffany Stockton: CTIA-The Wireless Association.
Gazmend Syla: ProfNet.
Ashley White: Dawniel Stewart.
Warren Vieth: Factiva clip search.