Photojournalist practice interview
Visual news judgement, accurate captions, ethical field decisions and dependable delivery from difficult locations. Practise the 5 questions interviewers ask for this role 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.
- Junior
- 15 minutes
- 5 questions
- Scored feedback on paid plans
About the role
A photojournalist reports real events through accurate, timely images and captions. The panel will explore your visual judgement, treatment of vulnerable people, field safety and ability to deliver truthful work when access, connectivity or time is limited.
How to prepare
- Select several assignments and prepare to explain the story, access and editorial decisions behind them.
- Practise writing complete captions with verified names, places, actions and relevant context.
- Review ethical choices around consent, grief, children and image manipulation.
- Plan a field workflow for equipment checks, backups, notes and transmission.
- Prepare an example of changing your visual approach when a situation developed unexpectedly.
Common mistakes
- Discussing camera settings without explaining the story an image serves.
- Guessing a name, place or event detail in a caption.
- Treating access to a difficult moment as more important than dignity and safety.
- Suggesting edits that alter the factual meaning of a news image.
What to expect
A real first-round interview
5 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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