Monday, February 7, 2011
VIDEO: Bill O'Reilly interviews President Barack Obama (Feb. 6, 2011)
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Bill O’Reilly interview with President Barack Obama was not carried out effectively. O’Reilly was on the edge of his seat, indicating he was in a rush and he was not comfortable. He also interviews Obama many times, it seems like he is trying to rush the president. He also interjects into what he is saying, and tries to get him to say what he wants him to say. Many of O’Reilly comments shadow the president’s, from the beginning to the end. He is talking more than the president, who is the interview subject. The questions at first were hard to understand, then they came easier but they were a bit extraneous. The question, ‘Does it disturb you that so many people hate you,’ was rude and strayed from the topic. Then he delves into it saying ‘Does it annoy you sometimes,’ which is unnecessary. He ends it with, ‘I enjoyed talking with you, I disagree with you sometimes,’ which is also rude and unnecessary.
Brandon G.
Bill O’Reilly’s interview with president Barack Obama was an interesting one, O’Reilly asked copious amounts of hard-hitting questions which were received with lengthy answers by the president. The interview, though at times odd, was effective in the way that O’Reilly got the answers he wanted from the president. (With the exception of the football question)
The questions flowed and came in an orderly fashion, topics starting from international to domestic and finally to football. Occasionally O’Reilly interrupted the president with details which I think he could have made clear prior to allowing the president to answer the question. President Obama answered all the questions perfectly. O’Reilly’s attempts to (I think) incite more meaningful, emotional answers were refuted with understanding answers from the president, for example, when O’Reilly fiercely told the president “People hate you” the question was immediately defused when the president replied about how “some people…dislike the president” and went on to further say that “you can’t take office without tough skin” O’Reilly used an aggressive interviewing technique, though it can be considered offensive, the president did not find it offensive and actually invited O’Reilly to watch the game with him. Overall it was a solid interview.
Bill O'Reilly's interview with President Barack Obama was not an effective one. O'Reilly sad on the edge of his seat, which shows that he was rushed. Also, he seemed to talk quite quickly. He asked a lot of questions about World topics, like Egypt and the judge in Florida. These questions gave him excellent quotes from the president, but O'Reilly cut him off numerous times and seemed to lead the President's answers. His questions about how Obama is viewed by the people did not have any connection to what is going on in Egypt or the case in Florida. This interview was all over the place, talking about all kinds of different topics, most likely because it is hard to get the president in for an interview, however, O'Reilly's excitement shouldn't have gotten the best of him.
Kathryn M.
Bill O'Reilly's interview with President Barack Obama could have been much better, from the faults of both sides.
O'Reilly interrupted frequently, especially when he did not get the answer he was hoping for. He asked leading questions, or gave leading statements, such as "but you don't want the Muslim Brotherhood..." and gave his opinion on them when the question was not even finished. He uses the phrases 'majority' and 'a lot' but gives no facts to support them. There was a strange order to the questions, and he seemed to ask his ice breaker questions in the middle of the interview (what is the worst part of the job, and what surprised him the most - neither of which are creative questions) and at the end (when referring to the Superbowl.)
Obama seemed uncomfortable when asked certain questions, as if he really didn't want to give his opinion on them in case he said something wrong. And the majority of his answers seemed ghost written and overly practiced. He didn't take well to O'Reilly's prying, but O'Reilly did not seem to realize that.
Overall, it was a very ineffective interview, and broke many basic rules of interviewing.
Leah P.
The interview overall seemed effective because O’Reilly came away from the interview with what he wanted which was an answer to all his questions. However, there are other ways to get the answers that he wants than interjecting. The fact that Bill O’Reilly was on the edge of his seat could either be seen as him being in a hurry or him being very involved in the interview. O’Reilly began his interview very effectively by thanking President Obama for helping out journalists in Cairo. O’Reilly did not seem to have any apparent transitions between topics he jumped between topics without any apparent ties to each other. He also jumped in and interrupted Obama many times throughout the interview. At one point when they were talking about healthcare and taxes both O’Reilly and Obama seemed very uncomfortable very hostile towards each other. This is to be expected though at some point during this interview since O’Reilly is a strong right-winged Republican and Obama is a strong left-winged Democrat. Any time that either of them laughed it seemed as if it was to keep them from yelling at the other. It was at points that one of them looked frustrated and they laughed to keep themselves from yelling which is never a good sign in an interview. The main thing I had against O’Reilly in the interview was to let Obama speak. There was no reason to interject most of the times. Obama seemed very insulted when O’Reilly suggested that he did not know football, which was one mistake by O’Reilly. The main thing I had against Obama was that when he got frustrated he didn’t give very good answers and he seemed to be trying to say that any issue that has happened during his presidency was not because of anything he did but because of other people’s mistakes. I would like to hear Obama at some point admit that he has made mistakes.
Jonathan K.
Bill O'Reilly's interview was going downhill in the first two minutes. He would overtalk President Obama, and his point was not clear. One of the number one rules of an effective interview is to let the interviewee speak. Even though O'Rielly knew what the P.O.T.U.S. was talking about by saying,"I know. I watch you every morning", he should have let him tal first, and then ask the follow up question. You could tell the interview was not peaceful, and their was tensoin in between the two.
Bill O'Reilly's interview with the President was not overall effective. O'Reilly tended to interject while Obama was trying to make his point, and his questions that were asked where so broad that one distinct answer could not be drawn up. The constant interrupting makes the Obama uneasy and even slightly annoyed, and then he would change his answer. Also, O'Reilly attempted to basically answer the questions for him. However, he did transition questions very well. The two people seemed very comfortable, even when O'Reilly is accusing him of relations to the Health Care Bill, and talking about the number of people who hate him. O'Reilly also says that Obama wants to take over discussion making for America, which is blunt and rude, and complete unnecessary- there are other ways to phrase that question.
Laura Gerbec
The interview Bill O’Reilly conducted with president Barack Obama was ineffective in its execution. During the interview O’Reilly wore a look of condescension and displeasure, even while he was praising the president. The format of the interview was flawed as well, as it failed to flow from topic to topic adding to the feeling that the interviewer was irritated. He asked questions that president Obama could not know such as whether president Mubarak was going to leave office and then interrupted his interview subject unnecessarily. O’Reilly also based his questions off of misinformation and he interjected his opinion into the questions he asked by including phrases such as “I’m scared that,” and “I wouldn’t want.” These things gave the overall impression that the interview was somewhat unprofessional and futile.
Bill O’Reilly’s Interview with President Barack Obama seemed to be effective but could have had a different approach. In the beginning of the interview O’Reilly had a great icebreaker, by praising President Obama for things that he had done for the journalists in Cairo, which seemed to make Obama comfortable. But then as the interview went along it got more heated (which is expected because of their drastic differences within their economical views,) O’Reilly gradually started interjecting in what Obama was saying, making it seem as though he was trying to get Obama to say what he wanted to hear. In some parts of the interview it was necessary because when Obama would start going off onto another topic, then O’Reilly would interject and get Obama back on track and ask another question, or try to clarify what Obama was saying, which helped O’Reilly get answers to all of his questions. While in other parts it was very unnecessary and came off to be quite rude, over all the interview seemed to be very effective in getting the information that O’Reilly needed, but not effective in making the interview subject feel comfortable.
-Taylor G.
Bill O’Reilly interview with President Barack Obama was efficient. O'Reilly rudely interepted the president, numerous times. O'Reilly also seemed to be in a rush, like he had somewhere to go. The president and O'Reilly were both talking at the same time at one point in the interview. To me it seemed like O'Reilly was answering is own questions at some points during the interview, Obama didnt seem uncomfratable or even insulted when he was cut off, but he did seem like he wanted to finish what he was saying befor Bill cut him off. When the president seemed to be joking and smiling O'Reilly didnt show amusement at all when talking about how he changed after becoming a president. Bill O'Reilly asks,"Does it disturb you that so many people hate you", was kind of a harsh ignorant question because at first Obama seems to think of the question as a funny matter, but O'Reilly adds "Im serious" and "but they hate you.. doesnt is annoy you sometimes"?
O'Reilly seems pretty serious throughout the whole interview until he starts talking about the superbowl. O'Reilly questions his knowledge of football, which is quite offensive to some, Bill also adds, "I enjoyed talking to you, even though i disagree with you sometimes" which kind of left Barack speechless for a while. Overall the interview was inefficient and could have been better.
-Durati A.
Bill O’Reilly was not effective and did not conduct an interview worthy of the money he is paid. The title of president is attached to Barack Obama’s name for a reason: he was elected there. O’Reilly did not acknowledge that label at all because he did not reference the president as “Mr. President” at any point. He also put words into the mouth of Obama during the whole interview by abridging his responses to questions in an attempt to substantiate his own opinions.
O’Reilly constantly interrupted the president, which an interviewer should not do, and changed the subject when he did not care for what Obama had to say.
Bill O'Reilly's interview with President Barack Obama was not effective. O'Reilly constantly interrupted President Obama. O’Reilly was not giving him a chance to finish his responses. O’Reilly even interrupted once by making a coughing or grunting sound before he began asking another question. When conducting an interview, the interviewer should always let the subject say what they have to say. O’Reilly was also sitting on the edge of his seat during the interview, which made him seem uncomfortable.
While most of O’Reilly’s questions were relevant, some questions seemed sort of random. A few of his questions produced answers that no one really cares about. The questions he asked did not flow well. The interview jumped from topic to topic. For example, he was asking Obama about the Muslim Brotherhood and then skipped to the topic of the healthcare law. O’Reilly’s transitions were incredibly weak.
-Karmen H.
The interview conducted by Bill O’Reilly was ineffective in both its execution and presentation. O’Reilly seemed uncomfortable, and tense; his speech was rush and he cut off the president a number of times. The interview seemed less an interview and more a one sided conversation (with O’Reilly talking more than listening.) The questions seemed well thought and had general flow, though some questions seemed irrelevant. The most notable flaw was the ending, which voiced O’Reilly’s opinion; an interviewer should never let their own bias be known to the subject or audience.
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