WCBS 880 Intern
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Full Time Unpaid Internship
WCBS 880 Internship Program
The internship program here at WCBS 880 AM is designed to educate students on all aspects of newsroom operations in the number one market in the industry. Interns will work with various members of the newsroom staff - including anchors, producers, and the production team. They will be given the opportunity to learn not only a general overview of the business, but to focus on the area they are most interested in whether it be reporting, writing, or the CBS New York website.
Each day's duties will vary during the WCBS 880 internship, but some of examples are as follows
Day to Day
• Interns will shadow reporters out in the field, learning interviewing skills, sound byte selection, lead writing, etc. from professionals in the field. After a shift with a reporter, Interns will be ask to write, voice and compile their own version of the stories covered to be reviewed and critiqued.
• Interns will research and collect archive sound for production use.
• Research stories for writers and producers
• Interns will spend time with anchors in the studio and producers at the editors desk to learn how newscasts are compiled.
Required Qualifications
• Applicants must currently be attending an accredited college or university
• Applicants must be rising juniors or seniors
• Applicants must submit a resume and two letters of recommendation
• This is an unpaid internship. Therefore, WCBS must receive written confirmation from your college stating that you are receiving course credit and how many hours are required to recive such credit.
• We will work with interns to meet their hourly requirements to receive credit, but we ask all interns to be able to commit to at least one 8 hour day per week
EEO Statement
CBS is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer – M/F/D/V