News Director Mock Interview
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Question 13 of 30
How do you plan to allocate spare money for the quarter?
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Christina Erne is a meteorologist and a journalist at News 10, Albany's ABC/FOX affiliate.
A news director must be able to make financial decisions for the team, whether it is paying certain reporters overtime for covering big and long-term stories, to sending a news team to cover a national story or event, such as the Olympics. The news director must make smart decisions that will benefit the news station and attract viewer's interests. The candidate must discuss how they weigh the importance of these various financial decisions.
Christina Erne is a meteorologist and a journalist at News 10, Albany's ABC/FOX affiliate.
"I believe that I am good at managing funds to make our news product the best around. I like to save some money each month or quarter to reward my employees and keep their spirits up, through overtime pay and occasional office lunches. However, we must save some funds for the inevitable national news story that we should cover to be a unique local news source there."
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