Interviewing Informers

After reading the selected readings, I have a better understanding of how to interview informers. The first thing I learned is that you have to be a contradiction: flexible and structured. Be able to hold a casual conversation while jotting down details about their background. Also, you're supposed to be able to learn about their perspective rather than your own, so you must be prepared to ask open questions rather than closed so they'll learn more about the informer that way and you'll have a naturally good interview. Finally, you must expect the unexpected. When you have a successful interview, you will have a couple of new discoveries that you would never think of. All in all, This reading helped me learn the fundamentals of interviewing informers.