Comments on: CNN

By: X

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 01:15:47 +0000

I used to work there. The video journalist position paid about $24,000 a year in 2007. The position involves teleprompting, running scripts to anchors, working overnight and odd shifts, and getting sworn at by unhinged, maniacal bosses. There are many smart, talented people at CNN, but in the video journalist pool, everyone wants to move up because the job is so stressful, so there is a lot of backstabbing and viciousness. Some managers are professional, but others enjoy the power they wield over the little people and do what they can to keep them down. Office politics seemed more important to a lot of people than maintaining journalistic excellence. While some anchors are wonderful, personable, intelligent individuals, other on-air ‘talent’ acted like two-year olds. One woman used to ask video journalists to cut up her meals into bite-sized pieces. Overall, it was a miserable, miserable place to work. Even people who had been promoted into better jobs spent most of their free time complaining about co-workers and corporate culture.

Be careful what you wish for.

By: Kim

Kim — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 04:52:01 +0000

How long did it take for them to contact you for an interview and what was the interview like? I applied for several summer 2011 internships at CNN about mid-March and haven’t heard anything!

By: mike.p

mike.p — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 21:30:18 +0000

does anyone know how much this position pays?

By: C.L.H.

C.L.H. — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 21:31:23 +0000

This is the tricky part. The VJ position is open maybe 3 times out of the year. And when it’s open, you have five days to apply before they take it off the site. I’m a current intern @ CNN in NY, finishing up my second internship. You have to check turner.com daily for the openings.

Good Luck!

By: Austen Williams

Austen Williams — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 22:17:14 +0000

Ritche-

That’s what I figured. Can you give me a little bit of any idea of what the phone interview consisted of and etc? I actually interned with CNN in DC about two years ago and I’m not graduating and I’m in the process of using my contacts to apply to the video journalist position and any knowledge you have to give on what you know would be great.

By: Jackie

Jackie — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 01:38:15 +0000

I have tried putting in the Video Journalist in the keyword but nothing is coming up. Is there another way to get to the search?

By: Ritchie

Ritchie — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:56:47 +0000

Hi. I applied to be a Video Journalist last week, and I’m pretty sure you can’t apply on turnerjobs.com or anywhere else online. You need to do a phone interview with a recruiter who will then send you all the application forms, and assignments. You can meet recruiters at college job fairs, career panels, or if you interned at CNN at any point in college (definitely keep in touch with at least one person).

By: Erika

Erika — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:37:42 +0000

Hi!
I’d like to do an internship with CNN London, but I don’t find any contact information. Anyone can help me with that?

By: Austen Williams

Austen Williams — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 02:49:50 +0000

Same problem as Pavni… There is no place to actually apply for this position. Any suggestions?

By: pavni mittal

pavni mittal — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:42:18 +0000

Hi..i tried listing it the way you described it, but it dod not work.Also, they have sent me some reference number , the use of which i dont know!..pls. help.

By: Lorenzo

Lorenzo — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:31:26 +0000

Is the Video Journalist program still open? I can’t find it on TimeWarner’s website.

By: Angela

Angela — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 09:53:05 +0000

Hi,

I am a student in a university in America. Last year, I received an internship opportunity with CNN in London. But, I couldn’t pursue the internship because I could not get a working visa for the UK.

I was very disappointed because this internship was hard to obtain and of course a once in a lifetime opportunity. I couldn’t get a working visa based on the fact that I did not have a Certificate of Sponsorship, which CNN could not give me as it is only a 6 week unpaid internship, and CoS are only distributed to permanent workers. The UK Embassy requires even for interns to have a CoS.

So, I advise you to look outside London for an internship opportunity with CNN as it is very, very difficult to get a working visa to the UK.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:08:52 +0000

I tried searching for the video journalist position, following the ‘search openings’, then putting video journalist under the ‘keywords’ section – but it did not turn up any matches and I just got a notice to refine my search.
Is this a position that’s only offered some of the time (like any other job posting on the site) or is it an ongoing program that you have to fill out an application for? After reading the description of it on the CNN website, it sounded more like something you could always submit an application to….

By: Kazem

Kazem — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:46:26 +0000

Thanks for this information!! My brother was trying to apply for the Video Journalist position and it was very very confusing. Even his career services mentor couldn’t figure it out. We found the job listing on their site with your help. Thanks again.

By: blank

blank — Sun, 31 May 2009 15:05:43 +0000

I tried to apply to the VJ program. I met with a recruiter at the NABJ convention, made all the way to the final round and then wasn’t hired. My friend also applied, didn’t get in and is now a CNN En Espanol’s Assignment Editor. I now have an entry-level job at a radio station in New York City. I don’t know anyone who made it through the program, but even the semi-finalists (like me) go on to land great jobs other places.

By: Willy Franzen

Willy Franzen — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:32:00 +0000

Well said; however, I doubt that CNN has made their online recruitment website almost impossible to use as a way to find people with good journalistic instincts.

By: none

none — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:25:37 +0000

In response to the last post by Sunshine. If you want to work in news media then don’t ask but find it.

By: Sunshine

Sunshine — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:19:39 +0000

Where did you get the HR number?

By: saj

saj — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 06:21:00 +0000

I emailed HR about the Video Journalist position for recent graduates and asked if they would accept foreign applicants (I’m in Australia). The response was to go ahead and apply and that I’d be contacted if they found my application interesting. I haven’t applied as yet, because the position seems to have closed. It was there last month but not now! :O

By: Paul

Paul — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 22:46:30 +0000

Hey all,
Love this page, really helped. however im currently studying Media Production in Ireland and would love to be part of the video editing team or likewise at CNN. Are CNN that fussy about international graduates applying for jobs there? It is also my dream job and who knows someday i might wanna settle down in the states but once i have a secure job there. i dont graduate for another 2 years but i wanna be organised and its not that far away. I would love some feedback… thanks

By: T

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 21:00:35 +0000

Hey Petro,
I have recently graduated from a Uni in the Uk with a Masters in Journalism. Just been accepted for an Internship and maybe something more with CNNI in London. For internships for intl folks, ure best bet would be London or Hong Kong. In addition to those two, they also take interns in Dubai, New Delhi or Berlin Bureau. But u will have to contact those individually. The only way to do it is contact the internship co-ordinators in London or HK and go with it, its a long and very competitive process. You will have to prove that you have a work permit as well. I wouldnt bother applying for US internships unless u are a US citizen or graduated from a US uni. I hope that helps, give it a shot..goodluck!!

By: Nicola

Nicola — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:02:40 +0000

Thanks so much for that info. I have been trying to figure out for ages how to apply for that position but the website is strange. This is a huge help.

By: Willy Franzen

Willy Franzen — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 23:42:13 +0000

Hi Petro,

I don’t know. You’ll have to contact CNN to find out if they accept international graduates for the broadcast journalist program.

By: petro

petro — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:03:51 +0000

I am a recent college graduate from south africa…is the program open for someone like me and if so, what are the a,b,c’s in applying for the position?

By: Janet Akomo

Janet Akomo — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:10:53 +0000

Same here.Would love to join cnn internship program, Ijust do not know how.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:40:17 +0000

Ah, I tried applying for an internship for this summer. Sad I didn’t get it, but yes the whole process was very complicated and confusing. It took a while to actually find CNN internships. Hopefully I’ll have more luck in the future! Working for CNN is the ultimate dream job.