Journalist Context

Journalistic context consists of a variation of interviews. These interviews include Print, Television, Audio, Online, News, and Sport. Interviews are all done so that interviewer can get interesting information for the public who are interested in the topic of the interview.
Print
Print interviews are mainly done for newspaper or magazines. Print means that the interview is written and can be used in any type of print press. Also, print can be used for a television or radio interview.

Television

Television interviews are always done for a T.V channel or a broadcasting network. The main type of television interviews will appear on chat shows like The Jonathan Ross Show or Question Time. Television interviews are also very versatile and can be used for print or audio.

Audio

Audio interviews are always made for the Radio Network. Any type of topic may be discussed on Radio but it will always be checked over by the editor before broadcast. Audio interviews can also be used for print.

Online

Online Interviews are the most modern type of interviews due to the rise of the internet in the past 3 decades. They are very similar to print interviews, but instead of being published in newspapers or magazines, they are published on websites.

There are also a number of interviews that can be made using these. 

Vox Pops

Vox pops are small pieces of audio which are often a collection of very short questions with very short answers which are answered by the public. They would be mainly used on radio and online These are mainly used to get various opinions on hot topics. Vox Pops are mainly used on radio as short 5 second clips, although they can be used on T.V but they will tend to be alot longer than 5 seconds and will be classed as a short interview.

Editorial interviews

Editorial interviews are the interviews in which are made by the ditor. Every interview has to be checked over by the editor anyway to make it to the highest standard. 

Red Carpet

Red Carpet interviews are usually made at big media events or awards evenings which are well known in the media industry. The thing which is different about them is that they can be used in any type of interview.  They are often used in print for magazines but they are also seen on television. A good example of a red carpet interview is the Christina Aguilera interview at the Golden Globes in 2011. This interview is originally prepared for television, but it can easily be used in audio, print and online.

T.V Show interviews

Reality T.V show interviews are mainly produced for television, but they can be translated or referred into print. They always have a presenter, who is also the interviewer. They can be shown live but they are usually recorded a few days before it is due to air so that the editors have time to edit out the things they think aren't important for the show. One of the best T.V show interviewers in the U.K is Jonathan Ross, here he is interviewing Steve Coogan, but in the character of Alan Partridge.