08 March 2013

Applications Open for Print News Internship: Bloomberg News (Johannesburg, South Africa)

Bloomberg News interns will gain hands-on experience reporting and writing for the financial news service. Working with Bloomberg's 1,900 print journalists in 152 news bureaus around the world, interns will contribute to coverage of financial markets, companies, commodities, economies and government. Successful applicants will produce breaking news stories under real-time deadline pressure. This is a paid six-month internship program.

Along with a resume and cover letter, please submit three published samples of your work to support your application.

QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience is required.
  • Interest in financial markets, companies, commodities and economies.
  • Ability to work within a team under deadline pressure.
  • Fluent written and spoken English is essential.
  • Applicants will be required to work in Johannesburg for the full six months of the internship.
THE COMPANY:

Bloomberg, the global business and financial information and news leader, gives influential decision makers a critical edge by connecting them to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas. The company's strength - delivering data, news and analytics through innovative technology, quickly and accurately - is at the core of the Bloomberg Professional service, which provides real time financial information to more than 310,000 subscribers globally. Bloomberg's enterprise solutions build on the company's core strength, leveraging technology to allow customers to access, integrate, distribute and manage data and information across organizations more efficiently and effectively. Through Bloomberg Law, Bloomberg Government and Bloomberg New Energy Finance, the company provides data, news and analytics to decision makers in industries beyond finance. And Bloomberg News, delivered through television, radio, mobile, the Internet and two magazines, Bloomberg Businessweek and Bloomberg Markets, covers the world with more than 2,300 news and multimedia professionals at 152 bureaus in 72 countries. Headquartered in New York, Bloomberg employs more than 15,000 people in 192 locations around the world.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For submissions: via the Bloomberg jobs website

Website: http://www.bloomberg.com/
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