WFMT
WTTW Minow Fellowship in Journalism Excellence (paid)
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Job Description
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The WTT W Minow Fellowship in Journalism Excellence offers a recent graduate the opportunity for hands-on work in research, writing, reporting and producing for WTTW News, wttw.com/news and the Chicago Tonight television program.
WTTW News is a premier public media source for Chicago news focusing specifically on politics, education, business, culture, science/technology and health coverage. WTTW News includes television (Chicago Tonight, Chicago Tonight: Black Voices, Chicago Tonight: Latino Voices, Chicago Week in Review ), digital ( wttw.com/news ), and social platforms. Chicago Tonight is a nightly public affairs program that airs on WTT W, Chicago's PBS station .
DESCRIPTION:
The WTTW Minow Fellowship in Journalism Excellence is a full-time, competitive, year-long fellowship that runs from July 2023-July 2024. The fellow will be paid $18 an hour and work a 40-hour workweek.
The fellow will be exposed to a full range of editorial duties at WTTW News. Opportunities could include : original reporting for the website; the creation of interactive features using traditional and new media storytelling elements; field producing (setting up and shooting interviews and b-roll); producing segments (identifying guests, conducting pre-interviews, cutting video dropins); research; and working with correspondents, hosts, and other producers.
APPLICATIONS:
Include a cover letter on why you want to be a Minow Fellow and how you think you could contribute to WTTW News. Please include specifics about the kind of work you want to pursue and how it would fit in with the work we are doing.
Applicants must also submit a resume.
Window to the World Communications, Inc., the parent organization of WTTW and WFMT, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Diversity is a core value at WTTW|WFMT. We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working environment for all staff. We believe every member on our team enriches our diversity by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design and deliver solutions. WTTW|WFMT is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse staff. WTTW|WFMT will honor your experiences, perspectives, and unique identity. Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable and welcoming.
About the company
WFMT is an FM radio station in Chicago, Illinois, featuring a format of fine arts, classical music programming, and shows exploring such genres as folk and jazz.
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