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Jay Leno interview with Obama - Coggle Diagram
Jay Leno interview with Obama
Purpose
Inform
Gain insight into popular figureheads life
Entertain
Show true feelings and thoughts
Insight into life
Context
Barack Obama
44th president of the United States, and the first African American to serve in the office
First elected to the presidency in 2008, he won a second term in 2012
Obama worked with both Democrats and Republicans to draft legislation on ethics, as well as expand health care services and early childhood education programs for the poor
Following the 9/11 attacks in 2001, Obama was an early opponent of President George W. Bush's push to go to war with Iraq
Jay Leno
He became a guest host of The Tonight Show in 1987 and took over as permanent host after Johnny Carson retired in 1992
The comedian has hosted Jay Leno's Garage since 2015
Embassy closing
Twenty-one US embassies and consulates, mostly in the Middle East, are closed for the day in response to fears of an unspecified attack by militants. (2013)
The primary purpose of an embassy is to assist American citizens who travel to or live in the host country. U.S. Foreign Service Officers also interview citizens of the host country who wish to travel to the United States for business, education, or tourism purposes. ... The main embassy building is called the chancery.
Referring to the Middle East, the state department said: "Current information suggests that al-Qaeda and affiliated organisations continue to plan terrorist attacks both in the region and beyond, and that they may focus efforts to conduct attacks in the period between now and the end of August."
Audience
Wider audience, first broadcasted in 1992 and since repeated on TV and online
Anyone with an interest in current affairs
Fans and followers of the show or the president
General public
Genre
Interview
Written transcript from a recorded television interview, possibly edited before broadcasting and with likely prepared answers/pre seen questions
Adjacency pairs/Question and answer
Turn taking
Part planned/scripted
The interviewee is talking more
Transcript; multimodality
Voice
Leno
Informal
Deferential
Conversational
Questionative
Obama
Informal
Confident
Conversational
Assuring
Decisive
Authoritative
Presidential