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Reuters offers talented students and graduates with an interest in journalism an opportunity to learn at the world’s largest international multimedia news agency.

Key Responsibilities

Our global Reuters News Internship Program gives you the chance to fast-track your journalism career and develop your skills across a variety of subjects and media. We welcome passionate and curious reporters, producers and photojournalists who want to tell stories for a global audience. Reuters seeks candidates from all backgrounds and is excited to work with emerging talent who can cover breaking news and tell in-depth stories from new perspectives.

We are looking for an intern to work in our Nairobi newsroom, covering East Africa.

Required Qualifications

• A passionate journalism student or working journalist with two years or less of experience as a reporter
• An investigative mindset and curiosity about how things work
• Drive to build sources, break news and deliver deeply reported stories
• Flexible skills with the ability to pivot quickly to breaking news when needed
• Ambition to deliver journalism with real impact
• An international outlook and ability to work in a team and communicate across departments and languages

Preferred Qualifications

• Excellent writing and communication skills in English
• Fluency in spoken Swahili
• Knowledge of East African politics and business landscape desirable

The role

• Paid 12-week internship
• An assigned Senior Editor as a mentor
• Formal training and coaching
• Interns are expected to pitch and deliver in-depth stories during their assignment
• Participants who excel may be considered for future opportunities at Reuters

Please note

Applicants must be eligible to work in the region/country to which they apply

• Work in the Nairobi newsroom, covering East Africa.
• Cover breaking news and tell in-depth stories from new perspectives.
• Pitch and deliver in-depth stories during the assignment.
• Build sources, break news and deliver deeply reported stories.

• Investigative mindset and curiosity about how things work
• Ability to pivot quickly to breaking news when needed
• Ability to work in a team and communicate across departments and languages
• Excellent writing and communication skills in English
• Fluency in spoken Swahili

• A passionate journalism student or working journalist
• Two years or less of experience as a reporter
• Knowledge of East African politics and business landscape desirable
• Applicants must be eligible to work in the region/country to which they apply