Journaliste - International (H/F) Stage

Newsendip, pour news et sérendipité - la découverte inattendue - est un média qui a pour mission de faire découvrir et de rendre accessible l'actualité internationale qui nous a échappé.

Il s'appuie également sur un logiciel de veille propriétaire qui lui permet de suivre l'actualité dans 70 pays différents avec une perspective locale et d'y apporter son oeil international.

Newsendip is a young international media organization aiming to make world news diverse and accessible.

Newsendip stands for news and serendipity, the unexpected discovery. We report on news stories that don’t make global headlines but are still engaging for an international audience.

Newsendip is able to find and cover unique stories thanks to its proprietary news tracking tool that helps follow news in 70 countries as if we lived there, without the influence of our geographic location, our data or browser history.

It is an independent media officially granted the status of an online press service of political and general information in France. It is also a member of the SPIIL, a French trade union of independent online news publishers.

The website is published in English and French.

Stagiaire Journaliste (H/F)

We are looking for people willing to contribute to building an international news organization with us.

What you will do:

Depending on your skills and experience, you will have the possibility to:

• Write and edit a newsletter
• Research, verify, analyze, cross-reference, and report news stories you have been assigned to
• Edit and publish posts from newswires
• Find angles that will spark the curiosity of an international audience
• Edit, proofread, and/or translate articles
• Update and grow social media channels
• Pitch your story ideas

This description is intended to describe the general nature of the work. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all required responsibilities.

You will have the opportunity to write about news related to the environment, society, international relations, politics, new laws and justice decisions, scientific discoveries, international business, digital industry, etc.

It is a hands-on and operational position where you can learn by doing. You will receive guidance on editing best practices, fact-checking, online writing, SEO, HTML, etc. If all goes well, you should get several bylines on original reporting every week.

It is a desk position, but we do it correctly.

About you:

• Strong writing skills in English or French are required.
• Higher education background. Studies in journalism are preferred.
• Some experience in journalism and online writing.
• You can make the difference between enjoying reading the news and reporting the news.
• You can distance yourself from your opinions and have a neutral approach to the facts.
• Fluency in any additional language is welcome.
• Knowledge of a region/country (Latin America, Asia-Pacific, Eastern Europe...) is welcome.
• Headquarters are in Paris, France, but you may be located in another city.

Skills and competencies:

• Curiosity. You are eager to learn and discover
• Excellent work ethic and journalistic integrity. Commitment to rigor and accuracy
• Critical thinking. You don’t take information for granted
• Analytical. Capacity to analyze and fact-check information
• Detail-oriented. You are not afraid of deep diving into a legislation text or research to find the correct information you need
• News judgment. You look into information from different perspectives and explain news
• Strong writing skills. You like to make sense of complex information in a simple but not simplistic way
• Empathy. You will write for an international audience and will be a link between local specificities and people who are not familiar with them
• Organized and capacity to work semi-autonomously
• Team player

About the internship:

• Full-time position
• The internship requires a convention de stage (an internship agreement between your school, yourself and the company).
• Duration: September-December ideally

If you are interested in the internship, please send an email with a brief description of yourself and why you would be a good fit for the position.

Applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.