Internship for Journalists for 9 Months from Thomson Reuters in UK

OPPORTUNITY DETAILS

Total reward

0 $

Nonprofit organization

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Area

Central and Eastern Europe

Host Country

United Kingdom

Deadline

15 Dec 2019

Study level

Undergraduate

Specialities

Social sciences and humanities

Opportunity funding

Full funding

Eligible Countries

Algeria , Comoros , Egypt , Jordan , Lebanon , Mauritania , Oman , Qatar , Somalia , Syria , United Arab Emirates , Bahrain , Djibouti , Iraq , Kuwait , Libya , Morocco , Palestine , Saudi Arabia , Sudan , Tunisia , Yemen

Eligible Region

All Regions

Thomson Reuters Foundation invites smart, ambitious graduates or early-career reporters to join their global team of 2,500 text and visuals journalists through applying to Reuters Trainee Program 2020.

Eligibility:

you should:

Have a clear commitment to a journalism career.
Have proven ability to tell rich stories in words, video or both.
Have a drive to build sources and break news.
Be able to generate original, relevant story ideas.
Be fluent in spoken and written English.
Be fluent in relevant languages, e.g. Mandarin, Cantonese, Arabic, Farsi, Spanish.
Have up to 3 years of professional journalism experience.
Have proven ability to generate exclusive, agenda-setting stories.
Have experience of shooting or editing video.
Have knowledge of finance and economics.
Have experience in data journalism or investigative reporting.
Have photography skills.

Benefits:

The intensive month of training in London, then 8 months in a Reuters newsroom in one of the following countries: China, Singapore, UK, Mexico, South Africa, Egypt, Lebanon or the United Arab Emirates.
Opportunity to become a staff correspondent or video journalist if you perform strongly.
Successful candidates will be remunerated in the currency of the bureau in which they are placed, in line with global Thomson Reuters policies.
To learn more about what they offer, please click here.

About Thomson Reuters:

Thomson Reuters is one of the world’s most trusted provider of answers, helping professionals make confident decisions and run better businesses. Their customers operate in complex arenas that move society forward law, tax, compliance, government, and media and face increasing complexity as regulation and technology disrupt every industry. It helps them reinvent the way they work. Their team of experts brings together information, innovation and authoritative insight to unravel complex situations, and the worldwide network of journalists and editors keep customers up to speed on global developments that are relevant to them.

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