Why do journalists always ask the same questions?

Sep 27th, 2023
 
by Martin E.

 

It’s actually trendy to criticize journalists.

 

So, just one question: How do journalists, whether experienced or less trained, manage to never dig deeper than these same ideas?

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Roadmap for the Journalist 3.0

INTRODUCTION

• Can you tell us who you are? Where do you come from?

• How did you know that you wanted to become:
artist/ painter/ musician — endlessly adaptable,
Variant: Where does this passion for… come from?

 

FURTHER ELABORATION

• How did you start?

• If you had not been a painter/ designer/ illustrator,
what would you have been?
Variant: If you were a fruit/ animal/ flower/ a McDonald’s burger…

• What is your creative process?

• What techniques do you use?

• Describe your universe in three, four, five words…

• What are you trying to convey through your art?
Variant: Does your art seek to express something?

• How has your style evolved over the years?

• How does London/ Kuala Lumpur/ Nowhere inspire you?

• What are your sources of inspiration?

• Who are your mentors?

 

EXPANDING

• What are your plans for the year x, y, z?
Variant: What can one wish for you in the years to come?

 

Now, simply connect the dots!