WESA Newsroom Internship

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

Job summary

Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting Corporation's newsroom internship program at 90.5 WESA offers hands-on training in broadcast and digital journalism within a public media environment. You will research stories, report from the field using audio (and possibly video), and produce multimedia pieces for both broadcast and web.

Interns must be enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program; academic credit can be arranged with the intern's school.

Qualifications

• You must be enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate school program.
• Journalism, English, or related degree is preferred but not required.

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

Education

Enrollment in undergraduate or graduate school program

Journalism/English related degree preferred

Tools

Audio production equipment

Video equipment

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.