Do You Know Where You're Interviewing?

One of the keys to having a successful interview is knowing about the company you're interviewing with. This means that if you're interviewing at a magazine, you should know that magazine inside and out. You should also know about that magazine's parent company.

So many media companies are conglomerates these days, that you need to pay attention to who owns what. (Viacom, for example, is a congolomerate that owns MTV, Paramount Pictures and BET; there are then other brands, like Nickelodeon, which fall under smaller banners, since Nickelodeon is under MTV.)

All this is to say, you should pay attention to the big media companies in the field. A knowledge of who the players are in this space will help you sound more informed on interviews and help with your general understanding of the media landscape.