INTERVIEWING Disaster Victims - GNI - PatrickButlerI
Summary
TLDRThe transcript describes an interviewer's approach to engaging deeply with an interviewee, who lost everything in a hurricane. The interviewer emphasizes the importance of asking probing, respectful questions to uncover personal insights and beliefs. The interviewee shares how the experience reinforced his belief in the importance of family and faith, revealing a profound connection to his upbringing and prayer. Through persistent questioning, the interviewer captures a powerful narrative of resilience and hope, highlighting the significance of thoughtful journalism in uncovering deeper truths.
Takeaways
- 🗣️ The importance of asking deep, personal questions in interviews to uncover meaningful stories.
- 🏠 The devastating impact of a natural disaster, as described by a man who lost everything to a hurricane.
- 👨👩👧👦 The realization that family is the most important thing after losing possessions in a disaster.
- 💔 The emotional pain of losing personal mementos and the significance of material possessions.
- 🙏 The role of faith and prayer in coping with loss and finding strength during difficult times.
- 👀 The influence of a person's upbringing and family values on their worldview and coping mechanisms.
- 🌟 The power of continued prayer and seeking divine guidance in times of crisis.
- 🏡 The unexpected blessings and provisions that can come even in the midst of disaster.
- 🤔 The introspective questioning that leads to a deeper understanding of one's beliefs and their impact on life.
- 📚 The value of journalism in capturing and conveying the resilience and faith of individuals facing adversity.
Q & A
What was the situation of the man you interviewed at the Red Cross center?
-The man was at a Red Cross center, sitting in a chair with his and his family's belongings beside him in a gymnasium, having lost everything to a hurricane.
How did the man describe his feelings about losing his home and possessions?
-The man expressed that losing everything made him realize the importance of his family, as they survived the disaster, which is what matters most to him.
What did the man attribute as the source of his perspective on family being the most important thing?
-The man attributed his perspective to his parents, who used to pray all the time when he was growing up.
What was the man's response when asked about the effectiveness of his family's past prayers?
-He believed that the prayers his family made throughout their lives had taken hold, as they are now facing a difficult situation with faith.
How has the man been coping with the current challenges in his life?
-The man has been praying for strength, God's thoughts, patience, and the ability to not be discouraged or give up.
What has the man been praying for during this difficult time?
-He has been praying for strength, guidance from God, patience, and resilience to not be discouraged or give up.
How does the man feel about his current living conditions despite the disaster?
-Despite being far from home and having lost his job and house, the man feels that God has provided him with shelter, food, and the company of his family, making him feel closer to God.
What does the man believe about God's role in his life during tough times?
-The man believes that in all his life's tough times, God has always been there for him and his family, and he trusts that God will work something out.
How does the man's faith influence his outlook on the disaster he has experienced?
-His faith gives him a strong sense of hope and the belief that despite the disaster, God will help him and his family get through it.
What advice would the man give to others who might be going through similar disasters?
-The man would likely advise others to rely on their faith, pray for strength and guidance, and maintain hope that things will work out.
How did the interviewer's approach of asking multiple questions contribute to the depth of the interview?
-The interviewer's approach allowed for a deeper exploration of the man's experiences, beliefs, and coping mechanisms, providing a richer narrative than if the interview had been cut short.
Outlines
📝 Deep Interviewing Techniques
The paragraph emphasizes the importance of asking deep, personal questions in an interview while maintaining politeness. It illustrates this with an example of an interview at a Red Cross center with a man who lost everything in a hurricane. The interviewer continues to probe beyond the surface, uncovering the man's realization of the importance of family, his faith, and his prayer life. The narrative shows how persistence in questioning leads to a richer understanding of the interviewee's worldview and resilience in the face of disaster.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Reporter
💡Red Cross Center
💡Hurricane
💡Loss
💡Pain
💡Family
💡Perspective
💡Praying
💡Strength
💡Discouraged
💡God
💡Disaster
Highlights
The interviewee lost everything to a hurricane, including family mementos and furniture.
Despite the loss, the interviewee realizes that the most important thing is the survival of his family.
The interviewee's worldview is shaped by the importance of family, influenced by his parents' frequent prayers.
The interviewee has been praying for strength, God's thoughts, patience, and resilience during tough times.
Prayer has been a constant in the interviewee's life, even in the face of disaster.
The interviewee finds shelter, food, and a sense of closeness to God despite being a thousand miles from home.
The interviewee believes that God will help him get through the disaster, drawing from past experiences of divine support.
The interviewee's faith remains strong, feeling closer to God despite the loss and challenges.
The interviewee's story is a testament to faith and resilience in the face of disaster.
The interviewee's perspective on the importance of family is a central theme in his narrative of loss and recovery.
The interviewee's parents' praying habits have had a lasting impact on his approach to life's challenges.
The interviewee's prayers are focused on maintaining a positive outlook and not giving up.
The interviewee's faith provides a sense of hope and direction during a time of uncertainty and loss.
The interviewee's experience highlights the role of spiritual beliefs in coping with and overcoming adversity.
The interviewee's story is an example of how personal values and beliefs can guide one's response to disaster.
The interviewee's narrative provides insights into the psychological and emotional aspects of disaster recovery.
The interviewee's faith in God's provision and guidance is a key element in his resilience and optimism.
Transcripts
now for all of you reporters everywhere
just keep asking questions go as deep as
you can
be unfailingly polite say may i ask
because these are personal questions
you're asking somebody
and um
here's how this interview went
um
i'm going to read it like this
now if you follow this you're going to
have some pretty interesting results
i asked what happened to you now i'm at
a red cross center and he's sitting in a
chair with all his belongings beside him
and his family's belonging on the floor
of a gymnasium and he said my house and
everything i own was taken away by the
hurricane all my family mementos and
pictures and all my furniture are gone
all of it
now i could have stopped there as a
reporter
i could have cut right there or as a
filmmaker as a documentary filmmaker say
cut great we have it he lost everything
and move on or you could ask the next
question
so the next question i asked was well
how are you getting through the pain of
that loss
pretty painful and he said well
losing everything made me realize that
the most important thing in my life is
my family
my family survived
that is what matters most well you could
cut right there you could as a print
reporter or
documentarian you said cut great we got
our piece uh
that's what matters most family and go
and report but i asked another a
question i was getting i was trying to
get at his world view where does his
ideas come from and that's what you want
to do with people you want to get to say
where did you get this idea
how you're living
so i said well where does that
perspective in life come from that
family matters most
and he said probably for my parents we
used to pray all the time when i was
growing up
now is the time to find out if all that
praying we did in our all our lives took
hold
that's pretty interesting
his parents were praying parents
and so his world view has to do with um
praying all the time and did it take
hold of my life well i could have cut
there and said great we have our footage
or we have our our prayer let's write
our story but i asked another question i
said and what have you been praying may
i ask
oh i said have you been praying in these
tough times and he said all the time i
never stopped
and i said and what have you been
praying may i ask
and he said for strength and god's
thoughts
for patience and be able to come through
this without being discouraged or giving
up
so that's pretty good comment
strength god's thoughts don't be
discouraged don't give up i could have
said cut
let's you know we've got the story we've
got great coats there i've gotta i'm
gonna stop here but i asked another
question and i said
has that been working for you
okay so he's doing it so what and he
said
really well actually even though i'm a
thousand miles from home god has
provided me with shelter and he pointed
to this humble floor with all the stuff
on it
and food and my family is together i've
never felt closer to god than i do right
now even though all these bad things
have happened i don't have a job my
house is probably underwater but i
really feel like he's going to get me
through this
wow what a great quote and i said could
have said cut we've got a great quote
let's you know wrap it's a wrap let's
move on but i said another question why
do you think that
and he said well because this is a real
interview
he said because in all my life in tough
times god has always been there for me
and my family this is just another tough
time and i know from the past that god
will work something out god always works
something out
well how much more can you get
i mean what a great i mean boy what a
faith story what a you know it's a god
story and it's a it's journalism it's
how he's handling disaster
and when you when you interview people
that have gone through disaster ask them
how they're getting through it
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