NewsNation Fall Internship

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 on a national cable news show, on our network assignment desk, or with our booking team and learn about journalism, storytelling and producing national newscasts?

NewsNation is looking for interns for Fall 2022. The paid internships will run from approximately Tuesday, September 5th – Friday, December 16th.

Selected interns will work on one of our NewsNation programs, on the national assignment desk, or with our booking department.

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

Qualifications/Requirements

• Must be pursuing an associate’s, bachelor’s or master’s degree at an accredited Institution and be able to provide documentation to confirm your degree progress.
• Current class standing of sophomore or above
• Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above
• Must be 18 years of age or older
• Must have unrestricted authorization to work in the U.S. without a Visa or sponsorship
• The ability to work at NewsNation headquarters in Chicago or one of our bureaus in NY or DC

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