Writing/Journalism/Editorial Interview Questions

• Why do you want to be a journalist?
• What are your interests?
• Why do you want to work in magazine/broadcast journalism and not in newspapers (or vice versa)?
• What personal qualities do you have that you feel would make you a good journalist?
• Who is your favorite journalist, and why?
• Describe yourself in two minutes.
• What do you think of the state of journalism today?
• What are some different types of news coverage?
• What books/magazines/newspapers do you read?
• What are the most important things you have learned from your work experience?
• Can you work under pressure?
• How do you follow major news stories?
• How would you get a local story?
• What are some examples of yellow journalism?
• What is the definition of Journalism Ethics?
• Who were the two masters of yellow journalism?
• What is the difference between electronic and print journalism?
• What is a review in a newspaper?
• Why do people keep journals?
• What are news values?
• What are the different leads of journalism?
• How does freedom of press affect journalism?
• How is internet journalism different from electronic media?
• Define the terms yellow journalism and muckrakers.
• Who is the US newspaper magnate who changed the face of journalism with the introduction of sensationalized stories?
• What is the modern understanding of the word yellow in the term yellow journalism?
• What is the difference between saying Journalism and Communications?
• What are the problems of investigative journalism?
• What is the difference between Journalism and Professional Writing?
• What is the status of written journalism these days?
• What censorship is there in journalism in your country?
• Why are professional ethics so important in journalism and the legal world?
• What should an "editor's note" contain? How does one write it?
• When it comes to working in book and magazine publishing, is it always necessary to be a writer first, then an editor?
• When a person has information about a news story or information worthy of reporting, how do they go about releasing it? Do they set an appointment with a reporter or does the reporter seek them?
• What is the difference between a magazine and a newspaper in terms of the content of each medium?
• What are reporter credentials? How are credentials obtained?
• In publishing, what does Volume/Issue/Number refer to, as in Architectural Digest Volume 63/Issue 6/Number 1?
• Where does the expression "op-ed" come from and what does it mean?