Intern News Correspondent

As a Local News Correspondent Intern at our dynamic media organization dedicated to uncovering impactful local stories, you will play a vital role in providing authentic narratives that shape public discourse. Your primary responsibility will be to act as the eyes and ears of your community by identifying, reporting, and documenting local events, human-interest stories, and emerging trends within your area. Your tasks will include on-ground news gathering, attending local events, interviewing community members, and capturing significant happenings. It is essential to ensure accuracy by cross-referencing sources before submission during research and verification. Additionally, you will be expected to draft engaging articles, create social media posts, or produce short video segments as part of content creation. Photojournalism skills will also be required to capture compelling images that enhance storytelling. Collaboration is key in this role as you will work closely with editors to refine your stories before publication. The ideal candidate for this position is passionate about storytelling and journalism, possesses strong communication and writing skills, can identify local news-worthy events, and has basic knowledge of photography and social media (which is a plus). Being comfortable engaging with people and conducting interviews is also essential. This internship offers hands-on journalism experience, the opportunity to shape local narratives, the chance to have published articles with full credit, as well as an internship certificate and recommendation letter upon completion. The job type is an internship with a contract length of 6 months. The schedule involves rotational shifts, and the work location is in person. If you are excited about playing a crucial role in community-driven journalism and are ready to immerse yourself in the world of local news reporting, we encourage you to apply before the application deadline on 09/08/2025. The expected start date for this internship opportunity is 10/08/2025.,