As Singapore’s trusted national news company, SPH Media creates and curates quality content that is relevant and accessible by Singaporeans. Our mission is to inspire and build an informed, connected, and resilient society, while sharing Singapore stories with the world and bringing global perspectives home.
As a journalist intern with The Straits Times Life desk, you will gain first-hand experience in lifestyle and entertainment reporting. You will work closely with editors and reporters to pitch, research and produce stories across both print and digital platforms.
**Key Responsibilities**
* Assist in researching, pitching, and writing lifestyle, arts, culture, food, travel and entertainment stories.
* Support the trending page, including monitoring and copytasting wires.
* Write short stories on Asian entertainment (e.g. K-pop, C-drama, regional celebrities).
* Conduct interviews with industry professionals, artists, and personalities.
* Cover events, press conferences, and festivals.
* Assist in multimedia content creation (photos, videos, social media posts).
* Perform fact-checking and background research for ongoing stories.
* Work with editors to refine story angles and meet publishing deadlines.
**Requirements**
* Strong writing and communication skills in English.
* Good news sense and an eye for lifestyle/entertainment trends.
* Preferably bilingual, with the ability to read Chinese(important for sourcing Asian entertainment stories).
* Resourceful, curious and able to work independently in a fast-paced newsroom.
* Multimedia skills (photography, video editing, social media) are a plus.
**Learning Outcomes**
* Develop strong reporting and writing skills across lifestyle and entertainment beats.
* Gain hands-on experience working in a newsroom.
Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
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