Intern - News

Job Description

CNN News Internships (March 2024)

As one of the world's news leaders we are interested in creative and energetic people with diverse perspectives and talents. Our global team creates content consumed by millions of people every day, and with tectonic changes in the world, news and impactful storytelling are more important now than ever. A successful CNN intern is committed to quality journalism, has strong knowledge of international issues, a keen interest in the digital media landscape, and a sharp eye for the stories that spark conversation on a daily basis.

The successful candidates will have the opportunity to work alongside a team of dedicated and experienced journalists, attend regular editorial meetings and participate in the editorial process.

We offer 14 internships at our central London Bureau. We are looking for CNN's future: people with fresh ideas, innovative viewpoints, a willingness to work hard, and a commitment to the highest standards of journalism.

The internships are designed for candidates seeking a career in journalism.

CNN advocates for diversity and welcomes candidates from all backgrounds, ethnicities, abilities and genders, and we are committed to creating both a workforce and content that are as diverse as the global audiences we serve.

Your New Role...

Primary responsibilities included in these roles are:
• Research
• Fact-checking
• Transcribing footage
• Assisting on shoots
• Contributing story and show ideas
• Attending planning and creative meetings
• Sourcing images and footage.

Available Opportunities...

The Newsdesk

The Newsdesk role demands the ability to multitask and create high-quality content for both digital and broadcast. As well as coordinating our team of live reporters around the world, we work to fact check and verify breaking news to alert across all CNN platforms. The ability to discover current breaking news stories, write succinctly and accurately, and deliver to deadline is key. Daily tasks include monitoring press conferences and live events, reaching out to press offices for statements and sourcing video/ images. The Newsdesk also makes sure production teams and reporters know about their upcoming live appearances and liaises with the show producers to ensure these run smoothly. The ideal candidate will possess a fine attention to detail and should be confident to work in a fast-paced, high energy environment - and they should prepare to hit the ground running.

Current affairs programmes (Amanpour / Isa Soares)

Interns will help with researching and planning stories, as well as writing for the shows. The ideal candidate will have excellent organisational skills, good logistical sense and attention to detail.

CNNi Productions (Features TV)

The CNNi Productions team produces features content across TV, digital and social platforms. Interns will help with researching and planning stories, as well as writing scripts and articles, and creating social content. The ideal candidate will have a keen eye for a story, strong organisational skills, an ability to multi-task, and a good understanding of both TV and digital platforms.

Interview Content Producing & Guest Booking

The content producing (or planning) internship is right in the heart of the newsroom and central to CNN's coverage of breaking news stories. The main role of the planning desk is to find and secure the most compelling, interesting and relevant voices across the world to give insight into the top stories of the day. The ideal candidate will have an eye for a strong interview idea, excellent organisational skills, good logistical sense (to get guests to the right place at the right time), acute attention to detail, quick to learn, adaptable and overall a great team player. The planning desk can be fast-paced and intense during breaking news, with periods of downtime which allow for forward planning.

Business

An amazing opportunity to play a key role in two of CNN's flagship shows, First Move and Quest Means Business. The business intern will join our newsgathering team in London to help with guest booking, forward planning and editorial research. There will also be opportunities to write digital business stories and go on business newsgathering shoots. The will also help with our monthly business show Marketplace Europe. The ideal candidate will have excellent organisational skills, good logistical sense and attention to detail.- https://www.cnn.com/business

Qualifications & Experience...
• Detail-orientated.
• Strong writing and research skills.
• Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment.
• Confidence to pitch story ideas and potential guests to show producers.

The Internship...
• Salary: £28 ,000  p/a (pro rata)
• Contract Length: 6 months   
• Start Date: 4th March 2024
• You will gain hands-on experience working on business-critical projects.
• You will have access to personal and professional development courses, executive speakers' series, special screenings and more.
• You will be part of our Early Talent network of over 100 interns & apprentices, meaning you will have an important support network of other students, graduates and apprentices and plenty of opportunities to socialise!

Next Steps...
• Stage 1: Submit your CV b y Sunday 17th December (you will not be able to apply after this date) .
• Stage 2: For eligible candidates, you will be invited to complete a written questionnaire in HireVue. The deadline for this is Monday 1st January.
• Stage 3: Final Stage Interviews will take place in January & February.

Due to the volume of applications we receiv e we are unable to provide individual feedback , but if you are unsuccessful we will aim to let you know within 6 weeks of the closing date.

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Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gqxozm-3-17-68-195-42 in your application.