News Trainee, 6-Month Training Program
Core
6-month hands-on training program for college graduates to gain practical experience in daily newsroom operations, news production, and editorial processes for a local broadcast station.
Role type
Trainee, entry-level broadcast journalism
Builds
Daily newscasts (Noon, 5 PM, 6 PM, 10 PM), local news content, and digital/social media content
Domain
Broadcast television / Local news
Required skills
news research, story development, video logging, script organization, press conference coordination, social media monitoring, field reporting support
Preferred skills
working knowledge of television news broadcasting, journalism, or communications
Technologies
Scando, wire services, digital platforms, TikTok
Responsibilities
support daily newsroom operations and newscast production, research and verify news stories, assist with daily news planning and breaking news coverage, coordinate incoming video clips and live feeds, monitor news sources and viewer correspondence, log footage and prepare materials for newscasts, support press conferences and interviews, monitor vertical video livestreams, accompany reporters on general assignment coverage