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During each semester of the school year and the summer vacation period, WCVB-TV offers approximately 11 internships in the News Department for the weekday and weekend news. Students interested in doing an internship on the Weekend News are expected to commit eight hours a day on Saturday and Sunday.

Weekend Interns duties include:

  • Learns news computer system and helps read wires for potential story ideas
  • Helps producer, anchors and reporters in retrieving archive material
  • Assists assignment desk in doing beat check with various police and fire departments and follow up on story updates.
  • Distributes news formats and scripts.
  • Opportunity to write and edit stories for newscasts.
  • Learns various aspects of producing newscasts.

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