I applied online. I interviewed at Star Local Media (Plano, TX) in Nov 2015
Interview
Misleading, management appears to be interested and concerned about your interest and achieving your goals, and ask you the typical questions in most interviews. Nothing that really stands out!
I applied in-person. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Star Local Media (Plano, TX) in Apr 2014
Interview
A bit informal, though there was a writing test involved. The interview was with the Executive Editor and the two Section Editors. Overall, it was really laid back and comfortable. They focused mostly on my experience in the digital space, writing for digital news organizations and asked me specific questions about how I would cover a local community, how I would make contacts, and what ideas I had to make the news coverage the best it could possibly be.