Here are some resources for tracking down people to interview. Remember that if you GET an appointment for an interview, you will need to research the person and their views!

Sample Phone or Email Dialog

"Hi, my name is _____________________, and I'm a member of the SBMS Teen Press. It's a website published by Santa Barbara Middle School, where I'm a student. We're doing a story on ___________ ________________, and we were hoping that ___(you/the Mayor/the Governor/or...)___would be willing to give us an interview sometime in the next two weeks.

• Is that possible?

• When can we schedule it?

• (It can be over the phone, if that works better.)

• Our website address is www.sbmsteenpress.org.

• If you need to get back to me, please contact me through my faculty advisor...
  • David Teton-Landis, , (cell) or
  • John Seigel-Boettner, , (cell).

• Thank you very much!