Pro practiceInvestigative Journalist practice interview
Developing evidence-led investigations, cultivating sources, testing documents and publishing fair stories with careful risk controls. Practise the 6 questions interviewers ask for this role with follow-ups. Paid plans add scored feedback on every answer.
A Pro practice interview, on the Pro plan from ₦5,000 a month billed yearly, or on Premium.
- Mid level
- 20 minutes
- 6 questions
- Scored feedback on paid plans
About the role
An investigative journalist follows difficult questions beyond daily reporting and builds conclusions from evidence that can withstand scrutiny. The panel will assess how you plan an inquiry, verify documents and testimony, protect sources, offer a fair right of reply and recognise when a story is not ready.
How to prepare
- Map one previous investigation from the first lead through verification, response and publication.
- Review methods for checking document provenance, metadata, public records and source independence.
- Prepare to explain how you assess risk and agree safe communication with a confidential source.
- Practise separating what the evidence proves from reasonable inference and unanswered questions.
- Think through how you would respond if a key claim weakened shortly before publication.
Common mistakes
- Treating repeated allegations as corroboration when the sources may share the same origin.
- Promising a source absolute protection when important limits still apply.
- Approaching the subject so late that a meaningful response is impossible.
- Falling in love with the original theory after contrary evidence appears.
What to expect
A real first-round interview
6 questions the way interviewers ask for this role, 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 4 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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