I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at ProPublica (New York, NY) in Jan 2013
Interview
Pitch ideas to editors and data reporting team, working together to see if your contribution is a good fit w/ the company. See if you work well with the team, fit in with their style and work dynamic, and if you are able to see the 'bigger picture' of the story, publishing timeline, audience reaction, what other newsrooms are doing, etc.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you plan an investigative report on drone policy?