WESA Newsroom Internship

Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting Group; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 17,000 - 24,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

$15/hour pay

Job summary

Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting Group's newsroom internship program trains students to produce broadcast and digital journalism in a professional public media environment, including training in audio production and editing. The goal is to prepare students for an entry-level job in public media or digital journalism.

Duties include story research, field reporting with audio and potentially video, multimedia projects including photography and video, and pitching, writing, and producing stories

Qualifications

• Must be enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program.
• Journalism/English degree is preferred but not required.
• Able to work 10–15 hours per week.

Responsibilities

• Story research
• Field reporting with audio and potentially video equipment
• Multimedia projects including photography and video
• Pitching, writing, and producing stories for broadcast
• Pitching, writing, and producing stories for web

Skills

Story research

Field reporting

Multimedia production

Broadcast writing

Web writing

Education

Enrolled in undergrad/grad program

Job description

The newsroom internship program teaches students to produce broadcast and digital journalism in a professional public media environment, including training in audio production and editing. The goal is to prepare students for an entry-level job in public media or digital journalism. Duties and responsibilities for this position include:

• Story research
• Field reporting with audio and potentially video equipment
• Multimedia projects including photography and video
• Pitching, writing, and producing stories for broadcast
• Pitching, writing, and producing stories for web

90.5 WESA is Pittsburgh's NPR News Station. The internship program includes training sessions and mentorship by newsroom reporters, hosts, and editors. Candidates must be enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate school program. Academic credit can be awarded based on the mutual agreement of the intern's school and 90.5 WESA.

Interns are paid $15.00 per hour.

Requirements for WESA internships:

• You must be an enrolled student in an undergraduate or graduate school program.
• Working toward a journalism, English, or related degree is preferred but not required.
• The ability to work 10-15 hours a week.