August 7th, 2012
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20 Tips for Journalists Working With Interpreters
  1. Build rapport with your interpreter. Get to know your interpreter as well as you can in the time you have. Try to find out the person’s background and perspective and reveal some of yourself. You will be partners in the interviewing process and need to have the interpreter on your side.
  2. Discuss the purpose of the interview.Make it clear what you are looking for from this interview, whether it be colorful quotes, background information, statistics or some combination of the three.
  3. Make sure you speak the same language. Review any technical, slang or obscure words you are likely to use. It might be useful to have a bilingual dictionary or reference text, such as a medical dictionary, with you.

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