I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at NPR (Washington, DC)
Interview
I applied online. The process was as follows: I waited for about a month, heard nothing. Then I got an email requesting I choose one of three interview times the following day. I interviewed the next day, found out the following. The interview itself was a phone interview with editors of the department. It was a speakerphone interview, they both asked questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why NPR? What makes you unique to the position? How are you not a repeat candidate? What is your past experience with public media? How does NPR play into your career goals? What are some stories you would pitch?
It was a highly technical interview, there were no traditional interview questions. Posed hypothetical situations about copyright ownership and asked how you would respond or what advice you would give.
There were three rounds -- one by phone and two online with two editors/reporters each. The calls lasted about 30 minutes. I had the opportunity to ask questions at the end.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why NPR? What's something about you that I wouldn't know from your application?
There was a initial interview with the manager and the senior person in my internship position asking more technical questions and then a couple other interviews with other people on the team.