Fall Virtual Intern - News - The Row

Job Description

Fall 2020 Virtual Intern – CNN The Row

The CNN Story

The Team
The Row is responsible for news group-wide script and story approval, including investigative scripts, documentaries and sensitive and controversial stories.The Row ensures that stories meet high standards of storytelling, clarity, accuracy, quality, fairness and balance, while avoiding libel, defamation and use infringement issues. Row editors sign off on TV and original online reporting, as well as other sensitive editorial matters. Researchers on The Row fact-check each piece before it is cleared for edit.

The Job
CNN The Row Intern

The Daily
• Fact check scripts, digital articles and long-form stories.
• Review pieces for editorial accuracy, fairness and balance.
• Field editorial requests from CNN correspondents around the world by phone, email and in-person, and help track projects.

The Essentials
• Candidates should be pursuing a career in journalism.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Solid reporting and research skills.
• Strong time management skills.
• Well versed in current events, aware and interested in domestic and international news.
• Exposure to social media is essential.

The Perks
• An opportunity to work with a great team that is passionate about the same thing you are!
• Networking opportunities to meet people that you'd like to know!
• A speaker series that introduces you to cool executives and what they do for the best brands!
• Part of the WarnerMedia family of powerhouse brands.

The Fall 2020 program dates are October 5th through December 4th. The internship will be a full remote/virtual experience. Most internships will provide a company owned laptop for the duration of the internship program. Interns are paid a competitive wage based on team/bureau location and relocation is not provided as the program is fully remote/virtual. Participation in the internship program is reserved for students who are currently enrolled in college or within 6 months post-graduation. Most positions are targeted to upperclassmen and graduate students.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-d23x2m-18-190-156-80-42 in your application.