Chip Scanlan writes on Poynter.org about the importance of doing your homework before an interview: "A. J. Liebling, a legendary writer for The New Yorker, landed an interview with notoriously tight-lipped jockey Willie Shoemaker. He opened with a single question: Why do you ride with one stirrup higher than the other? Impressed by Liebling’s knowledge, Shoemaker opened up." Plus the dangers of "double-barreled questions" and why sometimes it's smart to just shut up.
