Interviews are structured, recorded conversations between a reporter and a subject. It serves as a first-hand account from a person connected to a story for a broadcast journalism news package or documentary.

To prepare for an interview, reporters must craft appropriate questions. These questions aim to gather information and insight on the specific topic or theme of the story. The reporter or camera person records the subject on-camera as they answer the reporter's questions.

The reporter watches the recorded interview back during the editing stage. They then select smaller portions of the subject's answers that best fit the story. The edited portion of the interview, used within the news package, is called a Sound Bite.