CNN is an internationally recognised news corporation, accredited with reporting on some of the world’s biggest news stories.
It offers 15 internships at it’s central London Bureau, where it aims to bring the news to more than 475 million homes around the world. They 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.
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.
Internships run from September-February and March–August.
Sectors include
BROADCAST INTERNSHIPS
Primary responsibilities include research, fact-checking, transcribing footage, assisting on shoots, contributing story and show ideas, attending planning and creative meetings and sourcing images and footage.
Candidates should be detail-orientated, have strong writing and research skills, the ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment, and have the confidence to pitch story ideas and potential guests to show producers.
The Newsdesk
The intern 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 - CNN) & Isa Soares Tonight)
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.
Features
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
The main role of Business intern is help find and book guests for the business shows along with newsgathering, forward planning and research. The ideal candidate will have excellent organisational skills, good logistical sense and attention to detail - https://www.cnn.com/business
World Sport
World Sport is CNN International’s flagship sports show that runs multiple times a day, seven days a week. The show focuses on sports news, big-name interviews and exploring themes like racism, gender inequality and athlete activism as we seek to go beyond the headlines. The key roles for an intern are to help identify and pitch interesting stories, book guests, help research for interviews and segments, and produce cross-platform content. The ideal candidate should have a broad knowledge on sports news, an ability to deliver to deadlines, be a strong communicator and somebody who thrives collaborating in a team environment.
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