Beyond Man on the Street Interviews

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NewsLab.org guidelines for a different way of including the voices of "real people" in newscasts.
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NewsLab
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An article from CCJ partner NewsLab.How many times have you been advised to "people-ize" your stories? Nothing wrong with the idea, but in practice, it often means just grabbing some M.O.S (man on the street) interviews at the scene. Consider an alternative approach: Ask people to discuss the subject among themselves, and shoot their conversation.