Reporter - Intern

Company: The Bellingham Herald
Location: Bellingham
Posted on: January 11, 2020

Job Description:

Our company: The Bellingham Herald is one of 30 news organizations in the McClatchy Company. We're a Northwest news and information company, with our newspaper, bellinghamherald.com and other products on different delivery platforms. We primarily serve the city of Bellingham and Whatcom County, Washington. The county is just south of the Canadian border and has a population of 200,000 that enjoys the bay-to-mountains recreational amenities.

The summer internship/core mission: Our goals are many. First is to educate and train aspiring journalists in the principles and rigors of their desired profession. Second is to bring new voices to our newsroom to give us fresh perspectives. Third is to put you to work – you will write stories, take photos, make videos and work with social media while you learn. Fourth, this can be a try-out. We are surveying and assessing future journalists either to fill jobs or to recommend to our colleagues in other news organizations around the nation. McClatchy interns have moved on to become reporters, editors and publishers.

The program: Our interns are vital and we value them. The internship is 11 weeks, 40 hours per week, at $12.50 an hour. The schedule could include nights/weekend hours.

Send resume and clips to Editor Julie Shirley at julie.shirley@bellinghamherald.com. Include links to stories, personal websites, resume, portfolio, if available. Put in the subject field -- internship application.

Qualifications include:

The ability to write quickly, accurately and well;

Solid news judgment;

Driven, with an instinctive grasp of what will engage your audience;

A deep grasp of what drives interest on Facebook, Twitter and other social media platforms;

A strong entrepreneurial spirit, good curiosity and high energy;

A collaborative style that works comfortably across teams spread throughout the office and company;

A familiarity with entry-level video editing platforms is preferred.
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