Fall Intern - News

Job Description

NewsNation News Internship Fall 2024 (Chicago or New York)

Are you a curious, passionate, energetic, and hardworking undergraduate or graduate student majoring in journalism or communications who is looking for a hands-on learning experience which will help you to further prepare you for an exciting career in journalism? Would you enjoy the opportunity to work at a national cable news network supporting editorial newsgathering or production?

NewsNation is looking for interns for Fall 2024. The paid internships will run from approximately September 3, 2024 – December 6, 2024 (13 weeks)

Selected interns will work on one of our NewsNation programs, in a bureau, or on a production team. Interns will also attend trainings and workshops which help them further understand the editorial, business, programming, and technological aspects of a 24-hour news organization.

Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

Conducting research

Pitching stories

Identifying prospective guests

Helping source video from social media

Desktop editing of videos

Creating graphics

Writing scripts

Salary Range: $16.20 - $17.00 Hourly (salary range varies by city)

Desired Characteristics

Ideal Backgrounds Include: Journalism or Broadcast Journalism, Digital/New Media Studies, Communications, Marketing, Public Relations, Production, English, Social Media, Research.

Must be a team player

Must be self-motivated

Must be able to take feedback and constructive criticism

Interns will be placed at a show or unit as follows:

NewsNation Live w/ Marni Hughes

NewsNation Now w/ Connell McShane

Special Projects/Talent Relations

NewsNation Now Weekend Programming

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Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gkxyv4-18-221-126-218-42 in your application.