CNN Race & Equality Intern: NYC - Fall 2024

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CNN Race & Equality Intern: NYC - Fall 2024

Application Deadline: Friday, July 26th* 

*Pro Tip: Submit your application as soon as possible – applications could close earlier due to applicant volume!* 

Your New Role 

This internship will be located in the NYC area. The selected intern will be expected to join us in the office on a regular cadence based on the intern manager’s in office schedule.  Every great story has a beginning and CNN Newsgathering is where our stories begin for digital and on-air programming. Every day brings new and exciting opportunities to be a part of history and stories that impact our neighborhood, city, state, country, and beyond. We work closely with on-air correspondents, producers, and digital writers. The goal is to research, gather, and accurately report what is happening in the race and equality space in our world and the world around us.

Your Role Accountabilities 

• Research developing and breaking news stories

• Fact-check

• Log tapes

• Conduct interviews

• Pitch story ideas

• Write brief news copy

Qualifications & Experience 

• Must be located in NY

• Must provide writing samples. Please link your writing samples within your resume or attach as one PDF along with your resume and cover letter.

• Must be curious

• Excellent communicator

• Attention to detail

• Research skills

• Digital literacy

• Must be actively enrolled in an accredited college or university degree program for the full duration of the internship (proof of enrollment required) 

• Must be a rising Junior or Senior (18 years or older) 

• Must be in academic good standing (3.0 or above cumulative GPA) 

• Warner Bros. Discovery will only consider candidates who are presently authorized to work for any employer in the United States and who will not require work visa sponsorship from Warner Bros. Discovery now or in the future in order to retain their authorization to work in the United States. Candidates currently on any student or exchange visa, including F-1 CPT, F-1 OPT, J-1, M-1, etc., will not be eligible for the internship program. 

How We Get Things Done 

This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview. 

What to know before applying: 

• The duration of the program is 10 weeks  

Program dates: 

• Start Date: October 7th