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Documentary Interview Questions
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Discussed editorial/storytelling choices. Flexibility with travel and accessibility for occasional on-site work
Describe yourself in three words. Why did you choose your major? What department are you interested in? Why CNN? Name 5 Supreme Court Justices. Give an example of a project where you worked as a researcher. What is your proudest accomplishment? What are your career goals and how does this CNN internship help position you towards those goals? If you could pitch a story to CNN what would it be? If you were talking to a hiring manager right now what would you say?
What marketing campaign have you seen recently that you really liked and why? What campaign have you seen recently that you didn't like and why?
Where do you get your news?
Why you would choose this job? What is your pros and cons?
How would you define a team?
prior managerial experience, experience in festivals, interest in position, successful projects completed in prior jobs
What journalistic experience do you have?
Comment on bias in relation to documentaries.
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