News Assistant, Intern

Paris, France. Posted 7 days ago

The role

The intern will perform daily press reviews, monitor potential stories, and conduct research. They will also perform translation from French to English and assist correspondents with reporting.

What you will do

In charge of the daily press review
Monitoring potential stories throughout the day
Do research
Translation from French to English
Work with reporters on news
Assist correspondents who need help with their reporting
Come up with story ideas
Write or co-write one or more stories under the supervision of a correspondent
Go out on reporting assignments
Cover events

Required qualifications

Fluency in French and English
Deep knowledge of France
Strong interest in journalism
Must be a student
Must have a Convention de Stage/Internship agreement agreed to by your college

Nice to have

journalism experience
journalism degree

Before you apply

submit a CV and Cover Letter
do not use GenAI tools to generate substantive content during the application and interview process

About the company

The mission of The New York Times is to seek the truth and help people understand the world through independent journalism.