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Tip Sheet

Apr 20 2000

Columbine: Interviewing Children

By Diane Bui

Gunfire. Children flee their school, looking for police, medics or parents. Instead, many run straight into the arms of reporters primed with questions. What should journalists know about the youngsters they try to interview at moments of crisis?

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