• Unpaid Intern

    Nexstar Media Group (Henderson, KY)


    Eyewitness News, (WEHT/WTVW) serving the Evansville, Indiana, DMA, is accepting applications for news internships. Interns must receive college credit in order to qualify. Successful candidates will have the opportunity to gain real life experiences in a working newsroom, Internship can be tailored to fit the needs, interests and availability of the student.

    Qualifications:

    + Currently enrolled in a program pursuing a degree in journalism, communications, or a related field

    + Basic understanding of newsroom operations, technology, and language

    + Basic understanding of video photography and editing

    + Basic understanding of current events

    + Must be able to receive college credit for the internship

    + This is an unpaid internship

    Responsibilities:

    + Shadow reporters, photographers, producers and other newsroom personnel

    + Make calls to potential newsmakers to set up appointments and gather facts

    + Answer phones and relay appropriate information

    + Gather information from news scenes and news makers

    + Log information received from news scenes and news makers

    + Writes stories and reports based on information you or others have gathered

    + Retrieve archive video and stories

    + Pitch story ideas

    + Set up interviews

    + Work on writing, photography, editing, and other skills essential in a newsroom

     

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    + + To apply:

    + https://nexstar.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/nexstar

    + Nexstar Inc. is an EOE

     

    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 disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.