Data Journalist Interview Questions

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This would be skill-specific depending on whether you're applying to be a reporter, sub-editor or copy-editor. But if you've done well for the written portion, the questions should be lifestyle based ie if you're ready to work odd hours, are you able to deliver to a very tight deadline etc
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Journalist

Interviewed at SPH Media Limited

3.3
May 20, 2013

This would be skill-specific depending on whether you're applying to be a reporter, sub-editor or copy-editor. But if you've done well for the written portion, the questions should be lifestyle based ie if you're ready to work odd hours, are you able to deliver to a very tight deadline etc

Journalistic Standards and Practices Question: Someone tells you there has been a measles outbreak. 15 people are infected and one child has died. The person who emails you tells you they want to do an interview. After the interview they say they don’t want to go on the record afterall. What do you do?
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Journalist/Reporter

Interviewed at CBC/Radio-Canada

3.9
May 27, 2025

Journalistic Standards and Practices Question: Someone tells you there has been a measles outbreak. 15 people are infected and one child has died. The person who emails you tells you they want to do an interview. After the interview they say they don’t want to go on the record afterall. What do you do?

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