Job Description

Reuters is looking for an Editorial Intern to join our Singapore Bureau. You will work alongside our Chief Correspondent to produce world-class business journalism. Working hours are from Mondays to Fridays, between 9am to 6pm.Successful candidate is expected to commit the full period from January - June 2025.Only penultimate year undergraduates based in Singapore and does not require visa sponsorship for full-time internship shall be considered.About the Role
As an Editorial Intern, you will:

• Receive training on how to monitor Singapore news and from there, learning the valuable skill of identifying news that interest international media/how to report from a global perspective
• Be exposed to and given opportunities to work on a breadth of stories, from macroeconomics to politics, housing, crime, defence and geopolitics
• Be able to pitch and work on their initiative stories \xe2\x80\x93 that can have a multimedia aspect - and receive guidance on angling and introduction to contacts
• Opportunities to work with other departments at Reuters such as TV and pix, and collaborate with global markets/commodities desks on stories
• Attend events where they get to meet and build on their network of newsmakers
• Learn how Reuters takes breaking news from snaps to urgents and updates, including when and how to update/recontextualise a story
• Learn what would and wouldn\xe2\x80\x99t make for a snap, as well as learning how to write and send a snap (from embargoed reports so there\xe2\x80\x99s no time pressure)
• Attend Reuters training such as the breaking news drill
• Opportunities to cover key economic indicators like inflation data and trade data
• Be part of the monetary policy team, learning how the bureau prepares with prewrites for multiple scenarios and contributing to the prewrites

About You
As an Editorial Intern, you should possess:

• Excellent written English; knowledge of Asian languages preferential
• Familiarity with political and general news in Singapore
• News judgment, ability to write with speed, clarity and accuracy
• Proven ability to report and execute initiative stories
• Willingness to do legwork and be a team player

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