WESA Newsroom Internship

Job overview

The WESA Newsroom Internship is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; compensation is $15 per hour. 90.5 WESA is Pittsburgh’s NPR News Station, and the internship provides training and mentorship in public media journalism. The internship teaches students to produce broadcast and digital journalism, including audio production and editing. Research, reporting, pitching, writing, and producing stories help prepare interns for entry-level work in public media or digital journalism.

What you'll do

• Research stories
• report in the field using audio and potentially video equipment
• contribute to multimedia projects including photography and video
• pitch, write, and produce stories for broadcast and web
• participate in newsroom training and mentorship.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

newsroom internship

journalism

public media

broadcast journalism

digital journalism

audio production

field reporting

pittsburgh pa

90.5 wesa

$15/hr

student enrollment required

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Applicants must be enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program; 10–15 hours per week; academic credit may be available by agreement with the student’s school and WESA.

About the employer

Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting Group is hiring for this role. Industry: Radio Broadcasting Stations. Sector: 51.