Editorial Assistant Intern - Transitions Online (TOL)

Deadline: As soon as possible

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Location(s)

  • Czech Republic
Prague

Overview

Transitions (TOL) is a nonprofit organization established to strengthen the professionalism, independence and impact of the news media in the post-communist countries of Europe and the former Soviet Union. We do this through a combination of journalism and media training programs, and the publication of Transitions Online magazine.

Details

The Editorial Assistant Intern would work closely with TOL’s editorial team, gaining valuable experience at a respected international publication. This internship provides an introduction to newsmagazine journalism and foreign reporting.

We require a minimum of 100 hours at TOL’s offices in Prague for semester-long interns, and a full-time commitment for a minimum of six weeks for summer interns. 

Responsibilities:

  • Helping to compile our daily aggregation of news from around our region by monitoring regional media and writing briefs;
  • Editing contributions by non-native journalists from our coverage region;
  • Monitoring our media partners and news agencies for items of interest and possible republication;
  • Conducting general and targeted research to enhance TOL’s content;
  • Helping to develop more new media and multimedia content;
  • Writing background and feature articles for TOL’s website;
  • Posting stories on our content management system; and
  • Creating timelines or other graphics to accompany some of our stories.

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Eligibility

Candidates should be from:


Description of Ideal Candidate

Interns must have two of the following:

  • Knowledge of TOL’s coverage regions
  • Journalism experience (can include journalism studies or work on the school newspaper)
  • Native English skills

All candidates will be required to take a timed news-writing test.

We don’t require any language skills, but any knowledge of languages of our coverage region, especially Russian, would be very welcome.


Dates

Deadline: As soon as possible


Cost/funding for participants

The internship is unpaid, but students can gain the opportunity to attend TOL journalism courses for free (a value of €1,185 or US$1,595) if any are taking place during their time as interns. Housing is not provided, but TOL will provide advice on securing low-cost accommodation.

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