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WVTM News Internship
Location:
Birmingham, AL
Description:
WVTM 13, the NBC affiliate in Birmingham, AL, recognizes that a good internship program can add practical experience to the education a student gains in college or graduate school. Therefore, the station has established an Internship Program in which students may work one semester and earn academic credit. There are a variety of paid internship opportunities available to currently enrolled college students. Interns will be closely supervised and critiqued in order to maximize the learning experience. Interns will report to the News Director.Newsroom interns will spend 10-12 weeks shadowing and gaining experience in the following departments: Assignment Desk * Assist team members in gathering news and information. This includes taking and placing telephone calls from reporters, sources, governments agencies and general public.* May also assist in research and other tasks. TV News Production * Practice writing and formatting scripts for broadcast.* Time in the field shadowing reporters or anchors at a live report is possible but not guaranteed due to COVID safety conditions Digital News Production * Help research and write content for WVTM-13 digital platforms including the WVTM-13 app, wvtm13.com and various social media platforms.* When appropriate, the opportunity to help with photo and video production for digital platforms may be availablePhotographers and Logistics* Assist team members with field work and news gathering Sports * Monitor national insider twitter sports feeds/accounts for any breaking sports news.* Log all sports events recorded by the Sports staff.* Write scripts for daily sportscast.* Research team and player statistics.* Pitch story ideas to sports department* May accompany reporters on location shoots but not guaranteed due to COVID safety conditions Weather * Analyze weather charts and models* Prepare daily forecasts* Produce weather graphics* Assist meteorologists in gathering critical & breaking weather information and data* Relay important information to/from News, Assignment Desk, and Web* Research statistical data* Practice forecast delivery in-studio* Assist with social media efforts and email communication Responsibilities A cover letter is required with the following information: Department preference Available start and end dates Days and hours available to work PDN-9b5810fe-f354-40eb-ae81-de2fd2e753f2
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