The Waterloo Region Record, a daily online and print newspaper based in Kitchener, Ont., is inviting applications to fill two, full-time reporting internships over the summer of 2010.
This opportunity is open to undergraduates and recent graduates in journalism, or undergraduates and graduates in other programs who show strong news-writing skills in campus or community newspapers.
Successful candidates will be primarily assigned from the city desk, but the work could include writing — print and online — for the business, arts/life and sports sections of the paper. We’re looking for people who can turn stories around quickly and accurately, and work responsibly with a minimum of supervision.
Weekends and nights will be part of the routine. We also expect our interns to demonstrate enterprise, developing their own story ideas and pursuing them on approval by an editor.
The term will begin in early June (possibly late May) and conclude on or about Labour Day.
The Record newsroom works under a collective agreement. These internships will be compensated at the starting rate for a reporter. A car and a valid driver’s licence are requirements of the job.
Applicants must submit samples of published work. The deadline is end-of-day, Friday, Feb. 5, 2010.
Please address correspondence to:
Christian Aagaard,
Deputy City Editor,
The Waterloo Region Record,
160 King St. E.,
Kitchener, Ont.
N2G 4E5
caagaard@therecord.com
