In the article What is Oral History it is stated that “Although the conversation takes the form of an interview, in which one person--the interviewer--asks questions of another person--variously referred to as the interviewee or narrator--oral history is, at its heart, a dialogue.”
Oral history is essentially expressed through conversation as stated above. The specific questions chosen by the interviewer creates the atmosphere and the essential twist towards a specific answer. It is essential to record everything one says. If you miss one word their is a possible chance where you can throw off the whole concept/idea. With that being said it seems like a lot of people today are recording interviews rather than writing down the interviews like times before. Once recorded the reporter can constantly replay what was said in order to get the essential point across. Oh the world of technology.
Oral history is essentially expressed through conversation as stated above. The specific questions chosen by the interviewer creates the atmosphere and the essential twist towards a specific answer. It is essential to record everything one says. If you miss one word their is a possible chance where you can throw off the whole concept/idea. With that being said it seems like a lot of people today are recording interviews rather than writing down the interviews like times before. Once recorded the reporter can constantly replay what was said in order to get the essential point across. Oh the world of technology.