CNN Wire Fellowship

Masters Fellowship Program
Atlanta, GA: Summer 2009

CNN Wire Fellowship

Our Company: Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS, Inc.), a Time Warner company, is a major producer of news and entertainment product around the world and the leading provider of programming for the basic cable industry. TBS, Inc. also has interests in professional sports and real estate and employs more than 8,000 people worldwide. Philip I. Kent oversees TBS, Inc. as chairman and CEO. Many are familiar with TBS, Inc.'s groundbreaking network, CNN, one of the world's most respected and trusted sources for news and information. Since its launch more than 25 years ago, CNN's reach has extended to 15 cable and satellite television networks; two private, place-based networks; two radio networks; 12 Web sites; CNN Mobile; and CNN Newsource, the world's most extensively syndicated news service. TBS, Inc. is also home to familiar entertainment networks such as TBS, TNT, Cartoon Network, and Turner Classic Movies as well as specialized networks such as Boomerang. TBS, Inc. is also home to The Atlanta Braves, nascar.com and pga.com

Program Mission: The Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. Fellowship Program seeks to attract the best and the brightest first-year Broadcasting/Journalism masters students. Diverse students are encouraged to apply. Our goal is to mentor students and give each individual exposure to real projects and corporate executives in key growth business divisions. As a result, it is our hope that students will return to TBS, Inc. in a full-time capacity following graduation.
Pay: Students will be paid a rate of $25.00/hour during the three month period of the summer.
Program Highlights: As a part of our program, students will participate in several speaker series and social events specially designed to provide networking opportunities with top executives and exposure to diverse departments throughout the company. Students will be challenged to think creatively and develop necessary skills to succeed in the news industry.

Fellowship Opportunity: CNN Wire
The CNN Wire is on CNN’s editorial front line, editing and vetting the work of correspondents and producers worldwide and doing original reporting for use across CNN’s networks and Web pages. The resulting report is a summary of the must-read domestic and world headlines, and reflects the original and insightful reporting that makes CNN the world’s news leader. CNN Wire editors work in real time to ensure that stories are accurate, balanced, timely and compellingly told. As befits a 24-hour global news organization, the stories are moved around the clock as soon as they become available and are frequently updated to reflect new developments, drawing from the strength of CNN’s 19 newsgathering centers across the United States and its 33 international bureaus.

A Masters Fellow with the CNN Wire would get the opportunity to experience real hands-on, day-to-day experience as an Assistant News Editor, under the guidance & supervision of a NewsDesk Editor. In that role, the fellow would be assisting the desk, helping with news edits, phone reporting, and even writing some stories. The student would learn the process that goes into making sound, day-to-day editorial decisions, experience the thrill and the discipline of working in a deadline-driven environment, learning how to make quick decisions and execute them properly.

Successful applicants will be qualified to do primary reporting by phone, process bureau and field reports and write or copy edit news copy on very tight deadlines suitable for broadcast and online distribution. Primary focus is breaking news, updating and fleshing out the key stories of the day. Other duties include monitoring and reporting on live news events, working with news sources and reporters over the phone, editing, rewriting or condensing, and vetting bureau and reporter entries, and checking out news tips from affiliate desk editors and others. Accuracy is paramount; writing speed, versatility and flexibility also are important attributes.

To Apply: Please forward your resume and cover letter to masters.program@turner.com by February 21st with the subject title “CNN Wire Fellowship”.

Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer