CNN: Features Intern

From January to April 2021, I interned with CNN under the Features department, which includes the wellness, science, travel and style sections—but pretty much all of my stories fell within the wellness and science sections.

My work there included writing my own stories, pitching story and newsletter ideas, attending educational workshops and team meetings, participating in an intern showcase presentation and aiding the department in the launch of newly branded content, strategically designed for Search Engine Optimization. I also contributed to the team by building and assembling partner stories. Although I did not write these stories, it was still a valuable function of support for the team.

After my internship, I continued to do some freelance reporting for the department. At the end of my CNN internship, as I was graduating college, I shifted to freelancing temporarily until I began a long-term full-time position at Canopy Atlanta.

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My Reporting

• How the Nordic 'friluftsliv' lifestyle can fight wintertime and pandemic blues 

• Meet the artist who painted over 150 portraits of the pandemic's first responders 

• Pigs can be taught how to use joysticks, experiment finds 

• How 2 teenagers discovered 4 scientifically valuable exoplanets 

• Why women should monitor blood pressure differently, according to a new study 

• Meet the bunnies that helped people survive 2020

• Daylight Saving Time is a week away — here's how you can prepare now 

• 9 things that weren't scary before the pandemic but are now 

• If you've gained weight during the pandemic, you're not alone. Here's what to do about it 

• Using the sounds we miss to find comfort and community during a pandemic 

• Virtual school can be damaging to children's mental health, CDC study says 

• Meet Bearsun, the real-life teddy bear on a journey from Los Angeles to San Francisco 

• Lyrid meteor shower peaks predawn April 22. Here's how to watch 

• Full moon in April 2021: When to see the 'Pink' supermoon 

• How to socialize for the first time again after a year of isolation 

• When to stop drinking caffeine to get a good night's sleep 

• Freelance Story: How often should you wash your towels? 

• Freelance Story: Why beer bottles are usually brown glass 

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Partner Story Builds

• Family caregivers who aren't given priority for the vaccine, worry what would happen 'if I get sick' 

• Is walking 10,000 steps every day really necessary? 

• Older adults begin to catch up on all that they missed during the pandemic after Covid-19 vaccinations 

• Surge in child hunger overwhelms richest US counties 

• 3 behavioral psychology tips for weight loss 

• Why you might not really need 8 glasses of water per day 

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My Experience At CNN