Sample interview questions: Can you share an example of a time when you had to report on a story that required handling confidential sources?
Sample answer:
Example of Handling Confidential Sources:
During my tenure as a news anchor at a major broadcasting network covering a highly sensitive political scandal involving a high ranking elected official being investigated for corruption and illegal activities that resulted in conviction and a lengthy prison sentence that followed…
Protecting Identity and Information:
To ensure the safety and anonymity of our sources throughout the investigation and trial period despite all attempts at denial from the official involved… we took exceptional precautions to safeguard their identities and protect any information that could compromise their safety and identities through encryption technology and secure communication methods like an encrypted messaging application where all correspondence and transfer of digital or physical files were exchanged for the safety and integrity of all the pertinent evidence gathered and provided to us exclusively by these sources…
Building Trust and Maintaining Confidence:
We built trust with our sources by prioritizing their safety and anonymity as the utmost importance through clear communication channels for reaching out to us with updates without fear of personal repercussions and continuous reassurance of our commitment to protecting their identities ensuring they could share information comforta… Read full answer