Description:
*To qualify for this internship, you must already be accepted into the Professional Internship Program and must receive an eligibility letter. To be considered for this position, it is essential to complete the application process through this form: https://forms.gle/XcweL1jPy3xP7q1z9 *
Please note that candidates without the Program Eligibility Letter will not be considered for this position. You should include your Eligibility Letter in the “Other file” section of this application.
The Student Reporter position at SUU News offers a dynamic opportunity for aspiring journalists to gain hands-on experience in news writing and reporting within a collegiate newsroom environment.
Qualifications:
- Intern must attend weekly SUU News staff meetings to pitch story ideas or get story assignments and be in constant communication with editors.
- Student reporter is responsible for conducting interviews, doing research, attending events, collaborating with photojournalists writing stories in a timely manner meeting hard deadlines.
- Intern must work quickly to make edits to stories based on feedback from section editors and copy editors which sometimes requires working during odd hours to meet deadlines.
- Learn and implement the Associated Press style of news writing, including the inverted pyramid, unique punctuation rules, and long-form feature styles.
- Attend training in the Newsroom on news writing structure and AP style nuance.
- Must have a good knowledge and understanding of English and love to write about a variety of topics from sports, news, outdoors, arts, and campus life.
- Student reporter is able to move up to student section editor, editor-in-chief, and copy editor positions based on capabilities.
- Student reporter must exhibit a high standard of journalistic professionalism including writing objectively, accurately, and fairly.