POSTMEDIA NETWORK INC. Journalists Summer 2015 Internship in Canada

 Journalists, Summer 2015 Internship
Summer 2015
The National Post is recruiting
young journalists to work in its newsroom in Toronto next May through August.

All positions are general assignment
with a digital focus, meaning you will have the opportunity to contribute to
news, business, arts, sports and comment. These are paid positions reporting to
the Deputy Editor. 
The demands of the job require you
to write quickly and cleanly to tight deadlines and stay on top of breaking
stories. You must be fluent in Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and other social
media as a way of both telling and discovering stories that will receive a high
level of interest from Post readers. You should be proficient in WordPress,
Photoshop and basic audio-visual software, as well as experience with a content
management system. 
Above all, you should be a
self-starter with ideas for stories appropriate to the National Post. 
If you are invited to an interview
for a summer job at the National Post, please come ready to pitch a couple of
Post-appropriate stories. 
Also advantageous to you:
• Experience with data journalism;
• An ability to speak and read
French;
• A driver’s licence (but not
necessarily a car);
• A previous internship or job at a
daily newspaper.
To apply, emailyour cover letter,
resume and four clippings demonstrating the range of your writing to:
intern@nationalpost.com
c/o Julie Traves,
Deputy Editor
National Post
Deadline for applications: Nov. 24,
2014

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