Thomson Reuters
Editorial Intern - Reuters Singapore Bureau
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Job Description
- Req#: JREQ183116
- Receive training on how to monitor Singapore news and from there, learning the valuable skill of identifying news that interest international media/how to report from a global perspective
- Be exposed to and given opportunities to work on a breadth of stories, from macroeconomics to politics, housing, crime, defence and geopolitics
- Be able to pitch and work on their initiative stories – that can have a multimedia aspect - and receive guidance on angling and introduction to contacts
- Opportunities to work with other departments at Reuters such as TV and pix, and collaborate with global markets/commodities desks on stories
- Attend events where they get to meet and build on their network of newsmakers
- Learn how Reuters takes breaking news from snaps to urgents and updates, including when and how to update/recontextualise a story
- Learn what would and wouldn’t make for a snap, as well as learning how to write and send a snap (from embargoed reports so there’s no time pressure)
- Attend Reuters training such as the breaking news drill
- Opportunities to cover key economic indicators like inflation data and trade data
- Be part of the monetary policy team, learning how the bureau prepares with prewrites for multiple scenarios and contributing to the prewrites
- Excellent written English; knowledge of Asian languages preferential
- Familiarity with political and general news in Singapore
- News judgment, ability to write with speed, clarity and accuracy
- Proven ability to report and execute initiative stories
- Willingness to do legwork and be a team player
Hybrid Work Model: We’ve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected
Wellbeing: Comprehensive benefit plans; flexible and supportive benefits for work-life balance: flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days Off; work from another location for up to a total of 8 weeks in a year, 4 of those weeks can be out of the country and the remaining in the country, Headspace app subscription; retirement, savings, tuition reimbursement, and employee incentive programs; resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.
Culture: Globally recognized and award-winning reputation for equality, diversity and inclusion, flexibility, work-life balance, and more.
Learning & Development: LinkedIn Learning access; internal Talent Marketplace with opportunities to work on projects cross-company; Ten Thousand Coffees Thomson Reuters café networking.
Social Impact: Ten employee-driven Business Resource Groups; two paid volunteer days annually; Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives for local and global impact.
Purpose Driven Work: We have a superpower that we’ve never talked about with as much pride as we should – we are one of the only companies on the planet that helps its customers pursue justice, truth and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.
Reuters is looking for an Editorial Intern to join our Singapore Bureau. You will work alongside our Chief Correspondent to produce world-class business journalism. Working hours are from Mondays to Fridays, between 9am to 6pm.
Successful candidate is expected to commit the full period from January - June 2025.
Only penultimate year undergraduates based in Singapore and does not require visa sponsorship for full-time internship shall be considered.
About the Role
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Do you want to be part of a team helping re-invent the way knowledge professionals work? How about a team that works every day to create a more transparent, just and inclusive future? At Thomson Reuters, we’ve been doing just that for almost 160 years. Our industry-leading products and services include highly specialized information-enabled software and tools for legal, tax, accounting and compliance professionals combined with the world’s most global news services – Reuters. We help these professionals do their jobs better, creating more time for them to focus on the things that matter most: advising, advocating, negotiating, governing and informing.We are powered by the talents of 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments that celebrate diversity and inclusion. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.
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We also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law.
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