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India Today
Assistant News Producer was asked...20 June 2021

Why do you want to do broadcast journalism? What is your news ethics? Can you work under pressure?

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Because I believe visual narration of news is the most powerful way of communicating information. It stays longer in the mind of people and evokes action from people. Less

CNBC

What did I learn in my internship that I could apply to the job?

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How to search for news in a digital way. Ethics of journalism.

Weta

Current Events/News Test via Phone

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PBS NewsHour Knowledge Test via Phone

Law360

I honestly don't remember many of the interview questions. I think the work samples counted for much more than the actual interview.

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See above

KUSI

Who are the San Diego city councilmen?

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Who is the President and Vice President of the U.S.?

CNN

Why do you want to work here

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How do you fit this position

Wall Street Journal

Tell us about your process for writing stories.

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I talked about some of my clips and how I did the story. I was pretty young and inexperienced at the time. Less

Weta

Why do you watch the PBS NewsHour?

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What do you like about the PBS NewsHour and what improvements should be made?

ITN

What would you do in a specific situation... an example of a major incident or breaking news story.

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Logically, explaining what action one would take and why...

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