Investigative journalism award interview practice
Public-interest reporting, rigorous verification, source protection, ethical judgement and the impact of an investigation. Practise the 6 questions selection panels ask with follow-ups. Paid plans add scored feedback on every answer.
Free with an Intaviu account: 320 credits a month, at 10 credits a minute of practice. Private: interview creators never see them.
- 20 minutes
- 6 questions
- Scored feedback on paid plans
About the award
An investigative journalism award interview allows judges to test the reporting behind a submitted work. They examine its public interest, originality, verification, treatment of sources, fairness, clarity and impact, including difficult choices made before and after publication.
How to prepare
- Trace every central finding back to the documents, interviews or observations that support it.
- Prepare to explain how you authenticated records and corroborated confidential sources.
- Review ethical decisions about consent, privacy, harm, fairness and the right of reply.
- Separate measurable consequences of publication from reach, praise or unverified claims.
- Check the official award guidance for the current submission and supporting evidence rules.
Common mistakes
- Revealing information that could identify a confidential or vulnerable source.
- Treating one document or testimony as sufficient proof of every central claim.
- Equating online attention with verified public-interest impact.
- Avoiding discussion of corrections, uncertainty or reporting limitations.
What to expect
A real selection interview
6 questions the way selection panels ask, with follow-ups when an answer needs more.
Spoken, like the real thing
Speak your answers in your browser or the free desktop app, with live captions. You can ask the interviewer to repeat anything.
Scored on 5 areas
The things this interview weighs most. With a paid plan, your report shows how you did on each one.
A private report
On Plus, Pro and Premium: every answer scored, your strongest lines quoted and what to say differently next time. Interview creators never see it.
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