TORONTO – Eleven regional CTV stations across the country will each offer a twelve-week paid internship as part of the new national Aboriginal Internship program from CTV News.
"With the introduction of this National Aboriginal Internship Program, CTV News is committed to creating a greater Aboriginal presence in our newsrooms on a local and national basis," said Robert Hurst, president, CTV News, in a release.
"This will help to increase Aboriginal reflection and participation in the broadcasting industry, one of the key issues raised in the Canadian Association of Broadcasters’ Task Force on Cultural Diversity. The National Aboriginal Internship Program is in addition to other Aboriginal initiatives that CTV actively supports."
The available internships will be in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, Winnipeg, Sudbury, Kitchener, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and Halifax.
Applicants are required to be of Aboriginal ancestry and registered in a broadcast educational program or related discipline, with an interest in a career in broadcasting, or have equivalent work experience. Successful candidates will have the opportunity to gain 12 weeks of valuable experience, as well as training and development in many aspects of news journalism and production.
For information on applying for these positions, please visit www.ctv.ca and follow the link to Careers at the bottom of the home page.
