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How to Interview Someone in a Foreign Language

Freelance travel journalist Zanny Merullo Steffgen gives advice for setting up an interview in a language you don't speak.

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Ryan Teague Beckwith
Feb 21, 2025
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Illustration of the Tower of Babel by Midjourney

As a freelance travel journalist, Zanny Merullo Steffgen wants to get the local angle when she’s writing a story.

But that often means talking with peo…

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