Intern - News Station

This is a Part Time Unpaid Internship

CBS News and Stations is home to the nation's #1 news program 60 MINUTES, the CBS News Streaming Network, the first 24/7 digital streaming news network, the award-winning broadcasts CBS MORNINGS, CBS SATURDAY MORNING, the CBS EVENING NEWS WITH NORAH O'DONNELL, CBS SUNDAY MORNING, CBS WEEKEND EVENING NEWS, 48 HOURS and FACE THE NATION WITH MARGARET BRENNAN. The CBS News Streaming Network is the destination for breaking news, live events, original reporting and storytelling, and programs from CBS News and Stations' top anchors and correspondents working locally, nationally and around the globe. CBS News' streaming services, across national and local, amassed more than 1.01 billion streams in 2021. CBS News and Stations is dedicated to providing the highest quality journalism under standards it pioneered and continues to set in today's digital age.

Position: Internship

Description:

The CBS Sacramento Stations Internship Program is designed to be a learning experience for the intern, from both an educational and training perspective. The intern will observe and work under the close supervision of designated employees, who will monitor and provide regular feedback on the individuals work and activities. As appropriate, the intern will be invited to participate in various departmental activities and programs.
• News Focus: From the assignment desk, to producing, reporting, photography, editing and writing. Interns will learn all aspects of what makes a newsroom tick on a daily basis.
• Engineering Focus: Interns will gain experience as a contributing member of an engineering team. Areas of learning include integration and management of broadcast equipment and systems, cabling standards, documentation, and equipment maintenance. Interns will focus on the fundamentals of digital video signals, RF systems and networking and how they come together to bring the end product to viewers.
• Production Focus: The position performs a variety of studio and control room duties for both CBS 13 and Good Day Sacramento news production. You will learn studio/handheld/robotic camera operation, stage managing, lighting control/operation and audio mixing.

Qualifications:

Intern applicants must be currently enrolled in college with a minimum sophomore class standing. For news and production, applicants must have successfully completed journalism, communications, or television production courses. For engineering, applicants must have successfully completed communications, computer science, electronics, engineering, or television production courses

Candidates cannot participate in an internship at another TV news station while interning at either CBS Sacramento or Good Day Sacramento. Any violation of this policy will result in the termination of your internship.

You need to receive college credit for the hours you'll work. To ensure acceptance into our program, we highly recommend that you register for your internship or work study course at any area college as soon as possible. Typically, those courses fill quickly.

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