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Subject:Re: Covert Interviews From:Karen Kay <karenk -at- NETCOM -dot- COM> Date:Sat, 7 Jan 1995 10:34:17 -0800
Michael Ingram said:
> IMHO, all writers ought to be
> required to spend a year learning how to get information from people whose
> initial reaction is, at best, to turn away and, at worst, to vent their
> frustration verbally or physically.
This is the experience I've had in academia, basically.:) It *is* a useful
skill to acquire.
