What are the responsibilities and job description for the WMUR News Intern position at WMUR-TV?
Job Description
WMUR-TV has a news internship available for the summer and fall semesters in 2025. You must be able to work between 16-20 hours a week in 4-8 hour increments. Days vary by your schedule and the need of the department.
The Internship program will run approximately 10-13 weeks. Applicants must be a junior or senior enrolled in an accredited college or university at the time of the internship. Application deadline is April 30, 2025.
To apply for an internship at WMUR, please submit the following:
Newsroom interns will spend 10-13 weeks shadowing and gaining experience in the following departments:
Assignment Desk
At Hearst Television we tell stories every day. Stories about people of all cultures, backgrounds, perspectives, and identities. That's why, behind the scenes, we believe in being an organization as diverse and varied as the audience we reach, ensuring that the content we create is more compassionate, and more representative of the communities we serve.
About Us
Hearst Television (HTV) owns and/or operates 35 television and two radio stations serving 27 media markets across 39 states reaching over 22 million U.S. television households. HTV is recognized as one of the industry's premier broadcasting companies and has been honored with numerous awards for distinguished journalism, industry innovation, and community service.
WMUR-TV has a news internship available for the summer and fall semesters in 2025. You must be able to work between 16-20 hours a week in 4-8 hour increments. Days vary by your schedule and the need of the department.
The Internship program will run approximately 10-13 weeks. Applicants must be a junior or senior enrolled in an accredited college or university at the time of the internship. Application deadline is April 30, 2025.
To apply for an internship at WMUR, please submit the following:
- Application (required)
- Resume (required)
- Cover Letter (required)
- Writing Sample (required for some positions)
- Any other samples of your work relevant to the internship you are applying for
- Available start and end dates
- Days and hours available to intern
- Briefly state your main objectives for participating in WMUR-TV internship (please be specific)
- What are your strongest areas of interest
Newsroom interns will spend 10-13 weeks shadowing and gaining experience in the following departments:
Assignment Desk
- Assist team members in gathering news and information. This includes taking and placing phone calls from reporters, sources, governments agencies and general public.
- May also assist in research and other tasks.
- Practice writing and formatting scripts for broadcast.
- Time in the field shadowing reporters or anchors at a live report when available.
- Help research and write content for WMUR digital platforms.
- Assist team members with field work and news gathering.
At Hearst Television we tell stories every day. Stories about people of all cultures, backgrounds, perspectives, and identities. That's why, behind the scenes, we believe in being an organization as diverse and varied as the audience we reach, ensuring that the content we create is more compassionate, and more representative of the communities we serve.
About Us
Hearst Television (HTV) owns and/or operates 35 television and two radio stations serving 27 media markets across 39 states reaching over 22 million U.S. television households. HTV is recognized as one of the industry's premier broadcasting companies and has been honored with numerous awards for distinguished journalism, industry innovation, and community service.
