Journalism Intern at Hiring Company

Hiring Company; Kanpur; Remote; INR 203,000 - 243,000; Full time

Job summary

Hiring Company in Kanpur is offering a 2-month Journalism Intern role with a mentored structure. You will join the editorial team, own a scoped piece from week one, and take it through review to publication.

The internship covers reporting, interviewing, writing under deadlines, and rigorous fact-checking, with weekly 1:1s and a mid-internship review. Freshers welcome; strong fundamentals and clear communication are valued.

Qualifications

• Education: pursuing or completed a degree in Journalism, Mass Communication, English or a related field
• Graduation year: 2025, 2026 or 2027 batch
• Minimum 60% / 6.0 CGPA (relaxable for candidates with strong practical projects)
• Technical skills: working knowledge of Journalism, Reporting, Interviewing, Research
• Soft skills: clear written communication, ownership, willingness to document work
• Experience: none required — freshers welcome; prior projects or certifications are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Research and report stories under editorial guidance.
• Interview sources and verify claims.
• Write and revise copy to deadline.
• Fact-check pieces before publication.
• Document your work so the next person can pick it up.
• Take part in stand-ups, planning and review sessions with the team.

Skills

Journalism

Reporting

Interviewing

Research

Writing

Fact-checking

Editing

Story Structure

Deadlines

Media Ethics

Education

Journalism / Mass Communication / English degree

Job description

Hiring Company is hiring a Journalism Intern in Kanpur for a 2-month, fully mentored internship. This is real, reviewed work on live projects — not a training sandbox or a certificate mill.

About the internship

You will join the editorial team and work alongside people who do this professionally every day. From week one you own a scoped piece of work, take it through review, and see it ship.

Day-to-day responsibilities

• Research and report stories under editorial guidance.
• Interview sources and verify claims.
• Write and revise copy to deadline.
• Fact-check pieces before publication.
• Document your work clearly so the next person can pick it up.
• Take part in stand-ups, planning and review sessions with the team.

Tools and technologies you will use

Journalism, Reporting, Interviewing, Research, Writing, Fact-checking, Editing, Story Structure, Deadlines, Media Ethics — plus the internal tooling The hiring team uses day to day.

What you will learn

How reporting works in practice — sourcing, verification, structure and writing accurately under deadline.

Team structure

You report to a senior team member who acts as your mentor, inside a pod of 6-10 people. Weekly 1:1s track progress and a mid-internship review tells you exactly where you stand.

What we expect from you

Curiosity, ownership and clear communication. You are not expected to know every tool listed — you are expected to have solid fundamentals, ask good questions, and document what you do.

Details

₹20,000/month stipend 2 months Work From Home (Remote) 1 opening Kanpur.

Responsibilities

• Research and report stories under editorial guidance.
• Interview sources and verify claims.
• Write and revise copy to deadline.
• Fact-check pieces before publication.
• Document your work so the next person can pick it up.

Requirements

• Education: pursuing or completed a degree in Journalism, Mass Communication, English or a related field
• Graduation year: 2025, 2026 or 2027 batch
• Minimum 60% / 6.0 CGPA (relaxable for candidates with strong practical projects)
• Technical skills: working knowledge of Journalism, Reporting, Interviewing, Research
• Soft skills: clear written communication, ownership, willingness to document work
• Experience: none required — freshers welcome; prior projects or certifications are a plus.