eNews Channel Africa Current Affairs Internship

Advertiser: eNews Channel Africa
Location: Johannesburg

This position reports to the Executive Producer.

Key Performance Areas:
- Come up with ideas for shows
- Help set up guests
- Research
- Compile show rundown
- Help write, get visuals and edit promos
- Compile FCC sheets
- Get PR numbers
- Ensure material is ingested
- Read newspapers / online news services daily
- Conduct interviews when necessary
- Transcribe and digitize
- Write scripts
- Learn on the job
- Be prepared to do ANYTHING required in the department
- Be prepared to take orders from anybody senior to you

Requirements:
- Must have a passion for news and current affairs, especially politics and legal issues
- Must have completed a journalism degree / diploma
- Must have a good understanding of television news
- Long, irregular hours

Notes: The successful candidate will be required to work irregular and long hours, including weekends, public holidays.

Closing date: 27 September 2013

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Definitions:

Internship:

There are basically two types of internships:

  • The Undergraduate Internship: Usually with bigger organisations that pick undergraduates to attend the internship. It often takes places during the holidays and the average durations is a few weeks. In most cases the intern will receive some sort of stipend or salary and this type of internship may lead to a job offer to the intern once he / she is finished with their studies.
  • The Graduate Internship: This type of internship could be paid or unpaid and it is to gain practical work experience after the qualification has been completed and in a job related to the qualification. It could be from a few weeks or even one or two years long. This type of internship could also lead to permanent employment.

Learnerships:

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In-service training:

In-service training is to gain practical work experience during studies. It usually takes place after a few years of theory has been successfully completed. It is essential work experience that is part of the qualification and the in-service training is necessary to achieve the qualification. It could be paid or unpaid.