Forbes Fellowship

Forbes is an iconic global media brand that has symbolized success for over a century. The Editorial Fellowship is a twelve-month immersive training program for early career business journalists, focusing on developing skills in financial analysis, investigations, and news reporting through a series of rotations in the newsroom.

Responsibilities

• Develop the skills related to pitching, reporting and writing breaking news, trend pieces, second day takes, and feature length business stories
• Work on wealth valuations and financial investigations focused on the world’s wealthiest people
• Work alongside veteran reporters to cultivate sources and find scoops
• Conduct research related to list rankings (contact sources, gather documents and data, write short profiles)
• Fact-check the Daily Cover Story on Forbes.com and magazine stories
• Collaborate with Forbes staffers on special projects

Skills

• Recent college graduates from either undergraduate or graduate programs. Candidates must have graduated within the past 24 months
• Journalism major, significant roles at a collegiate publication, OR previous journalism internship is required
• Prior experience in fact-checking, reporting, writing, and editing
• Solid news judgment with an understanding of journalistic standards and editorial ethics
• Experience with publishing platforms, current digital and social media technologies and SEO best practices
• Strong interest in business/entrepreneurship and understanding of basic financial terms/figures
• Ability to understand and draw conclusions from financial documents
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Ability to multitask and meet deadlines

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