Paid Video Journalist Fellow: Produce & Edit News

Posted 2 days ago

semaforNew York (NY)

News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists Newspaper Publishers

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About the role

Semafor, based in New York, is seeking a hungry video journalist to join as a Newsroom Fellow on our video team. You will carry out administrative tasks, help build, produce, and publish a number of our video shows across geopolitics, climate, tech, science, culture, business and American politics. Ideal candidates are self-starters eager to join a growing newsroom, comfortable with editing and writing exercises, and willing to work across editorial teams to craft social-ready videos while

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