The Art of the Interview

JOURN X 439

This course develops the research, interviewing, analysis, and writing skills necessary to generate the data, anecdotes, and character details necessary to tell compelling stories.

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Winter
Summer
In Person
Live Online
Starting at $695.00
As few as 12 weeks
4.0
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What you can learn.

  • Explore the first four major interconnected skills of journalism: research, interviewing, analysis, and writing
  • Learn to integrate these skills to generate the data, anecdotes, and character details necessary to tell compelling stories

About this course:

Great journalism relies on four major, interconnected skills: research, interviewing, analysis and writing. This course helps students develop the first three, which integrate to generate the data, anecdotes and character details necessary to tell compelling stories about the people and issues that affect our world.

Summer 2025 Schedule

Date & Time
Details
Format
 
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Monday 6:30PM - 9:30PM PT
Future Offering (Opens April 28, 2025 12:00:00 AM)
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404168
Fee:
$695.00
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Location: UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
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Notes

Access to a video recording device (iPhone, iPad, digital camera) is highly recommended, though not required.

Enrollment limited to 25 students. Visitors are permitted.

Internet access required. Materials required.

Enrollment deadline: June 22nd, 2025.

Late enrollment deadline: June 29th, 2025.

Refund deadline: July 6th, 2025

Refund Deadline
No refunds after June 16, 2025
Schedule
Type
Date
Time
Location
Lecture
Mon Jun 23, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 115
Lecture
Mon Jun 30, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 115
Lecture
Mon Jul 7, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 115
Lecture
Mon Jul 14, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 115
Lecture
Mon Jul 21, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 115
Lecture
Mon Jul 28, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 115
Lecture
Mon Aug 4, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 115
Lecture
Mon Aug 11, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 115
Lecture
Mon Aug 18, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 115
Lecture
Mon Aug 25, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 115
Lecture
Mon Sep 1, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 115
Lecture
Mon Sep 8, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Gayley Center 115
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Friday 6:30PM - 9:30PM PT
Future Offering (Opens April 28, 2025 12:00:00 AM)
See Details
404169
Fee:
$695.00
Live Onlineformat icon
Location: Remote Classroom
Updating...
See Details
Notes

Access to a video recording device (iPhone, iPad, digital camera) is highly recommended, though not required.

Enrollment limited to 25 students. Visitors are permitted.

Enrollment deadline: June 26th, 2025.

Late enrollment deadline: June 29th, 2025.

Refund deadline: July 6th, 2025

Internet access required. Materials required.

Refund Deadline
No refunds after June 20, 2025
Schedule
Type
Date
Time
Location
Discussion
Fri Jun 27, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
Remote Classroom
Discussion
Fri Jul 4, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
Remote Classroom
Discussion
Fri Jul 11, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
Remote Classroom
Discussion
Fri Jul 18, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
Remote Classroom
Discussion
Fri Jul 25, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
Remote Classroom
Discussion
Fri Aug 1, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
Remote Classroom
Discussion
Fri Aug 8, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
Remote Classroom
Discussion
Fri Aug 15, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
Remote Classroom
Discussion
Fri Aug 22, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
Remote Classroom
Discussion
Fri Aug 29, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
Remote Classroom
Discussion
Fri Sep 5, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
Remote Classroom
Discussion
Fri Sep 12, 2025
6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT
Remote Classroom

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