Description
DW is looking for young people from all over the world interested in a comprehensive, exceptional quality journalism program. The program covers the range of skills a journalist of the future needs: TV moderation, multimedia storytelling, data journalism, social media and virtual reality – in seminars, workshops and of course the DW editorial offices and our correspondent bureaux in Washington, Moscow and Brussels.
More Details
The 18-month multimedia traineeship is for online, radio and television and comprises:
- six months in total of theory as well as practical training seminars held in English and German with instruction by working journalists.
• nine months of placements with various DW editorial departments in Bonn and Berlin, and including a placement. with a DW foreign bureau in Brussels, Moscow or Washington.
• a one-month placement with DW’s partner broadcaster, Deutschlandradio.
• a one-month placement with a media organization of your choice.
• one month of vacation.
DW trainees are involved in long-term innovative, international projects and they do a final project in the end of the
Traineeship.
Required Languages
English,German.
Eligible Countries
ALL WORLD COUNTRIES
Program Period
18 months.
Eligibility Requirements (Criteria)
Language prerequisites
• English native speakers who have acquired a basic working knowledge of German prior to the start of the traineeship
OR
• German native speakers with excellent English skills (i.e. for live reporting)
OR
• Native speakers of another DW program language (specifically Turkish, Russian, Farsi, Kiswahili and Hausa) with a good, working knowledge of both English and German.
2-you will need to have completed a university or college degree prior to the start of the traineeship.
3-you have gained work experience in other fields which you believe are relevant to your ability to work as a journalist.
4-You have some experience in Journalism.
5-Creativity and team spirit.
Opportunity Cost
The traineeship is paid.
