at Nexstar Media Group in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Are you a curious, passionate, energetic, and hardworking undergraduate or graduate student majoring in journalism or communications who is looking for a hands-on learning experience which will help you to further prepare you for an exciting career in journalism? Would you enjoy the opportunity to work at a national cable news network supporting editorial newsgathering or production?
NewsNation is looking for interns for Fall 2024. The paid internships will run from approximately September 3, 2024 – December 6, 2024 (13 weeks)
Selected interns will work on one of our NewsNation programs, in a bureau, or on a production team. Interns will also attend trainings and workshops which help them further understand the editorial, business, programming, and technological aspects of a 24-hour news organization.
Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
Conducting research
Pitching stories
Identifying prospective guests
Helping source video from social media
Desktop editing of videos
Creating graphics
Writing scripts
Salary Range: $16.20 – $17.00 Hourly (salary range varies by city)
Desired Characteristics
Ideal Backgrounds Include: Journalism or Broadcast Journalism, Digital/New Media Studies, Communications, Marketing, Public Relations, Production, English, Social Media, Research.
Must be a team player
Must be self-motivated
Must be able to take feedback and constructive criticism
Interns will be placed at a show or unit as follows:
NewsNation Live w/ Marni Hughes
NewsNation Now w/ Connell McShane
Special Projects/Talent Relations
NewsNation Now Weekend Programming
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Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) is a leading diversified media company that produces and distributes engaging local and national news, sports and entertainment content across its television and digital platforms, including more than 310,000 hours of programming produced annually by its business units. Nexstar owns America’s largest local television broadcasting group comprised of top network affiliates, with 200 owned or partner stations in 116 U.S. markets reaching 220 million people. Nexstar’s national television properties include The CW, America’s fifth major broadcast network, NewsNation, our national news network providing “News for All America,” popular entertainment multicast networks Antenna TV and Rewind TV, and a 31.3% ownership stake in TV Food Network. The Company’s portfolio of digital assets, including its local TV station websites, The Hill and NewsNationNow.com, are collectively a Top 10 U.S. digital news and information property. For more information, please visit nexstar.tv. EEO Statement: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. To view full details and how to apply, please login or create a Job Seeker account