Paid Internship at Thomson Reuters, London

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Deadline: 31 March 2012
Open to: students or recent graduates with a strong academic record in  journalism, economics, business, law, accounting, languages or computer science
Remuneration: not specified

Description

Reuters, the world’s largest international multimedia news agency, is looking for talented students or recent graduates for its 2012 London summer internship program. The 6-week paid internships are a crash course in hands-on business, political and general news reporting. Every intern will report to a senior editor and be assigned a journalist mentor to provide advice and guidance during the summer. Interns are expected to write regularly and deliver in-depth stories during their assignment. Interns will receive several days of formal training before they start work, focused on writing skills, journalism ethics, and basic financial knowledge. They may also be able to take advantage of other, regularly scheduled training opportunities during the summer, depending on where they’re based. Interns who excel may be considered for other opportunities, including the Reuters Journalism Trainee Programme or junior reporting roles. The intensive Journalism Trainee Programme, which begins in September 2012 in New York, London and Singapore, offers nine months of training and leads into a staff job if required standards are met.

Eligibility

The successful candidate will be a student or recent graduate who is passionate about news and a quick learner with a strong academic record in journalism, economics, business, law, accounting, languages or computer science. Candidates should have some basic journalism experience, should be fluent in English and possess excellent writing and communication skills, good mathematics skills.

You must obtain the legal right to work in the United Kingdom.

Application

  • CV
  • Cover Letter- No longer than 1 page, double spaced in Microsoft Word
  • Three to five clips of articles you have written (these can be links to online work including blogs)
  • Please note that all of the requirements above should be attached to your application when you apply at online on the Thomson Reuters career site (not including letters of reference).

While completing the application please be sure to answer all of the questions that apply to you. Please do not skip the questions, or your application will be incomplete.

Deadline to apply is March 31 ST at 11:59 P.M. British Summer Time.

Candidate selection will take place during April.

Internship start date is in July 2012.

The Official Website

16 thoughts on “Paid Internship at Thomson Reuters, London”

    1. Dear Pave,

      Usually that is the case, or they are requesting that you translate the article, or give a brief summary, in English of course. I am not sure what is the case here, so it will be best that you contact Reuters and ask your question.

      Kind regards
      Elena
      Mladiinfo

  2. It says: "You must obtain the legal right to work in the United Kingdom"

    I do not possess the legal right to work in the UK. Does it mean that only citizens and residents of the UK are eligible for this internship?

    Thank you!

      1. Dear Amy and Elena,

        I 'got stuck' at the same point. Knowing the situation in the UK very well I assume they wouldn't bother helping you out with visa application and unless they do, there is no way you can get it.

        I am just looking for a direct contact in RT to answer this clearly, will write if I find sth useful.

        Cheers,
        Zvjezdana

        1. Thank you Zvjezdana!

          I am looking forward to hearing what they reply to you.

          If you know by any chance, can you please help me to answer my previous question here:

          “Please note that all of the requirements above should be attached to your application when you apply at online on the Thomson Reuters career site (not including letters of reference)” – does this mean letters of reference are also required and should be sent but not attached? Or only CV, cover letter, and clips of articles should be attached?

          Thank you!

          Best, Amy

    1. Dear Garima,

      "The successful candidate will be a student or recent graduate who is passionate about news and a quick learner with a strong academic record in journalism, economics, business, law, accounting, languages or computer science. Candidates should have some basic journalism experience, should be fluent in English and possess excellent writing and communication skills, good mathematics skills."
      If you recognize yourself in these requirements then you are eligible to apply. Based on your little information that you provided, I can only conclude that you are a student, and that meets one of the requirements. I have no idea what you are studying, and whether or not you have a journalism experience or are you fluent in English.

      Kind regards
      Elena
      Mladiinfo

  4. Thank you for your reply!

    Last inquiry: "Please note that all of the requirements above should be attached to your application when you apply at online on the Thomson Reuters career site (not including letters of reference)" – does this mean letters of reference are also required and should be sent but not attached? Or only CV, cover letter, and clips of articles should be attached?

    Thank you!

    1. Dear Amy,

      Seeing as Reuters has many job offers, usually they require letters of reference, but I think this is a case where you do not need one. So you will only need to upload CV, cover letter and clips of articles. You could try and contact Reuters directly if you are still not sure, but I don't think you need the reference letters.

      Kind regards
      Elena
      Mladiinfo

    1. Dear Rahul,

      We cannot help you there. Please try again following the Official Website. If it happens again, then the position must be already filled.

      Kind regards
      Elena
      Maldiinfo

  6. I applied from here but now my summary reads:Applying for: Software Development Engineer (core software develpmt toolkit) (Job Number: TEC00022152)

    Can someone please provide the correct link to apply?

    1. Dear Kay,

      Please apply through the Official Website (link above) and try again. If you get the same error, then it an internal problem and you should contact Reuters directly.

      Kind regards
      Elena
      Mladiinfo

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