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Fall 2015 CNN Intern - The Row
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Atlanta, GA, United States
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Duties: Please Note: Students @ Work Internships Program dates are September 21-December 3. Interns are paid at minimum-wage and relocation is not provided. Students must have completed their sophomore year in college prior to the start of the internship. In addition, students may not have graduated college or graduate school prior to the start of the internship (i.e. STUDENTS MUST BE ENROLLED IN SCHOOL DURING THE TIME OF THIS INTERNSHIP).
Note to International Students: All international students will be required to provide documentation of proper visa paperwork prior to your arrival if accepted to the program.
Due to the high volume of candidates for Turner's Internship Program, interested students are encouraged to apply for openings as soon as possible, as these positions will be filled on an ongoing basis. Competitive candidates are typically contacted after internships are no longer posted on the website. Future semester Internship postings will also be available after the prior semester internships are no longer posted on the website.
Department: The CNN News Group is the foremost newsgathering and information organization in the world. In addition to CNN, the news networks include CNN US, HLN, CNN International and CNN en EspaƱol.
The Row is the editorial quality-control clearinghouse for CNNs original reporting. Located in the center of the main Atlanta newsroom, The Row is one of CNNs key editorial nerve centers. The Row executive producers sign off on each TV package and original web offering. Researchers on The Row fact-check each script before it is cleared for edit.
The Row is a high pressure environment, where attention to detail, and care is highly valued. This highly sought-after internship is most valuable for its intense and up-close view of the day-to-day editorial process. If you want to learn how the sausage is made, this is the internship for you.
Internship Description: Interns may have the opportunity to learn and observe a number of functions within the department, such as learning and training on how The Row contributes to research, adding reporting and context to packages in production, as well as helping check facts in scripts for air. Intern may have a chance to develop his/her own story ideas from research to production under the supervision of a producer. Also, the intern may learn how to organize The Row script and tape archives.
Qualifications: Should be pursuing a career as a reporter, editor or producer. Candidates should possess excellent written and verbal communication skills. The newsroom is an extremely fast-paced environment and information must be conveyed concisely and quickly. Candidates should possess solid reporting and research skills (web, phone, etc.), and be enthusiastic about both. Candidates should also be extremely well versed in current events, aware and interested in domestic and international news. Curious self-starters have excelled in the past.
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