Washington Week Fellowship

WETA

Arlington, VA

Do you have a passion for journalism, new media and public television?  The Washington Week Fellowship for emerging journalists is a five-month, paid position where you can gain hands-on, real-world experience working on "Washington Week with Gwen Ifill," the longest running news analysis program on PBS.  The program is seeking news junkies who are creative and have strong attention to detail. Journalism and political science graduates are preferred but not required.

Funding for this program is provided by the Newman's Own Foundation. This is a full-time position, not to exceed 5 months, with a fellowship stipend of three thousand dollars ($3,000) per month (less applicable taxes and withholdings).

For consideration, please include a cover letter, resume, contact information for three professional references, and a sample of your work (writing, video production, or web-content). For a full job description or to apply through our online application please visit our website. Application deadline is midnight on Sunday, October 25, 2015. Skype interviews will be conducted the week of November 2^nd. Notifications will be made the week of November 16^th.

To confirm that a WETA or PBS NewsHour job posting is under recruitment, please visit our websites for our current job postings list: www.weta.org and www.pbsnewshour.org.

WETA is an Equal Opportunity Employer D/M/F/V.

Diversity candidates strongly encouraged to apply.

Application deadlines for the Washington Week Fellow openings for the June-December, 2016 cycle will be announced in February 2016.