Internship Opportunities at
National News Organizations
American Society of Newspaper Editors
To search for internships in a particular city or state, visit the American Society of Newspaper Editors website at www.asne.org/index.cfm?id=3749
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LA Times
Offers fifteen summer internships in reporting, graphics, and photography. Most times a car is needed and a driver’s license is always required. Interns make approximately $600 per week.
Application: Send cover letter, resume, one-page personal essay, up to 12 work samples, and a list of three references.
Summer Internship Deadline: Jan 1st
Send materials to:
Randy Hagihara
LA Times
202 W. First Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
or randy.hagihara@latimes.com
213-237-7992
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San Francisco Chronicle
www.sfgate.com/chronicle/newsroomjobs
The Chronicle offers paid newsroom internships only during the summer. Internships last for approximately 10 to 12 weeks. Interns can expect to earn about $595 a week before taxes.
Internships are available in reporting, photography, design, news graphics and copy editing. Interested candidates must have had a previous internship.
Application: Follow the instructions at www.sfgate.com/chronicle/newsroomjobs/. A cover letter, resume and 3 references are required to apply for all positions. Additional documents are necessary depending upon the internship.
Deadline: October 31
Send materials to: San Francisco Chronicle
Summer Internship Program
Human Resources Department
901 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94103-2905
Please address questions to Human Resources at hr@sfchronicle.com or 415-777-6757
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National Public Radio
www.npr.org/about/jobs/intern/index.html
NPR offers internships at its national headquarters in Washington, DC, and at the NPR West office in Culver City, CA. The internship program is designed to provide students and recent graduates with an opportunity to learn about broadcasting and the supporting areas of NPR. For a list of the internships available at various programs at NPR, visit their website at http://www.npr.org/about/jobs/intern/index.html.
Eligibility: A candidate must be a graduate student; an undergraduate student; or have graduated from college within twelve months of beginning the internship.
General Information: Interns are expected to work between 20 and 40 hours a week during an 8-to-10 week internship period. Internships are offered during the Summer, Fall, and Winter/Spring semesters. Interns may receive academic credit if an agreement is made between the NPR Human Resources Department and the intern's college or university.
Application Procedures: Candidates must complete an application form and submit it with a cover letter and resume. Some internship positions require additional application items, such as a writing sample. All application items must be submitted as a complete package. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.
Application Deadlines:
Summer: February 15
Fall: July 15
Winter/Spring: November 15.
Send applications to:
National Public Radio
Human Resources Department
635 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001
Fax: (202) 513-3047
Please direct your questions and concerns to internship@npr.org.
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New York Times
www.nytco.com/intern.html
The New York Times offers 10-week summer internships to college students who have decided on careers in journalism.
Four college students are selected as James Reston Reporting Fellows. Only seniors or graduate students who have had a previous summer internship on a daily newspaper will be considered. Fellows are responsible for regular reporting assignments and are eligible for bylines. Fellows spend four days in Washington on a behind-the-scenes tour of the nation's capital. Students are eligible for an extended internship of six months, which could lead to a staff reporting position
For the Thomas Morgan Internships in Graphics, Design and Photography, one intern is chosen in each of these categories. Students may be juniors or seniors and must have had newspaper experience. Responsibilities include working on assignments for publication in various sections of The Times and interns may receive credit lines, where applicable. Students are eligible for the annual Thomas Morgan Outstanding Intern Prize of $1,500.
The Dow Jones Newspaper Fund Editing Internship is open to college juniors, seniors and graduate students. Selection is based on experience -- such as work on campus publications, reporting internships, work as a stringer -- academic excellence, an essay and an editing test that all applicants must pass before being considered for the program.
Interns are responsible for editing copy and writing headlines on a major desk at The Times. Interns receive a $1,000 Newspaper Fund scholarship after completing the internship and returning to school.
Applications are available through placement offices, campus newspapers or by visiting: http://djnewspaperfund.dowjones.com.
E-Mail: newsfund@wsj.dowjones.com
APPLICATION DEADLINES:
The deadline to apply for the James Reston Fellowship and the Thomas Morgan Internships is November 15th.
The postmark deadline is November 1st for the Dow Jones Newspaper Fund Internship.
Send materials to:
Sheila Rule
Senior Manager, Reporter Recruiting
The New York Times
229 West 43rd Street
New York, NY 10036
For a detailed description of the internships, please visit the website at http://www.nytco.com/intern.html
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Newsweek
jpc.uaa.alaska.edu/~crich/internships/magazines.html
Newsweek offers paid 13-week summer internships for students going into their senior year, or for recent graduates. Internships are available in research, reporting, fact checking - editorial. Internships are also available for students interested in public relations. Applicants should have previous internship experience.
To apply, send a one-page letter with qualifications and aspirations, a detailed resume, 5 published clips with name and date of publication (2 for public relations applicants), and name and phone number of two references.
Deadline: January 10
Send materials to:
Ms. Abigail Kuflik
Deputy Chief of Correspondence
Newsweek
251 West 57th Street
New York, NY 10019
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Time, Inc.
Various internships are available at Time, Inc. across the country. For more information and how to apply for a specific internship, please visit www.timewarner.com/corp/careers/jobtools_us/index.html and select “Intern” under “Position Type.”
Send materials to:
Human Resources
Attn: Internship Coordinator
Time Inc.
1271 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020
212-522-3908
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Wall Street Journal – Summer Internship Programwww.dj.com/Careers/Internships/jour_intern/Jour_Intern.htm
The Wall Street Journal is the leading global newspaper in business. The Journal’s internship program is designed to introduce undergraduate students to journalism careers in business news and information reporting. Those selected will spend the summer working in one of the Journal's news bureaus located throughout the United States.
The internship is open to currently enrolled college students (either undergraduate or graduate school). About 18 student journalists are selected each year. The selection is highly competitive and most of those selected have had prior internships with other newspapers as well as extensive experience on a campus newspaper.
The screening process puts heavy emphasis on clips and journalistic experience. Only the applicants who are selected for final consideration are interviewed. Each applicant, accepted or not, will be notified of the Journal’s decision. The selection process is usually complete by the end of February of each year.
The internships are for 10-week periods in June, July and August. The pay is $700 a week. There is no application form.
Application: cover letter, resume and at least a dozen of your best bylined clips.
Deadline: November 1
Send materials to:
Cathy Panagoulias
Assistant Managing Editor
The Wall Street Journal
200 Liberty Street
New York, NY 10281
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Washington Postwashpost.com/news_ed/summer_internships/index.shtml
The Washington Post offers twelve-week, paid reporting internships in the summer on the Metro, Financial, Sports and Style desks; copy editing internships on the Financial, Foreign, National and Metro desks; page and graphic design internships on the News Desk and in News Art; a photography internship on the Photo desk; and a writing internship in the Editorial Department.
The application form will be available at http://www.washpost.com/news_ed/summer_internships/how_to_apply.shtml
When applying, you must be a college junior, senior or graduate student enrolled in a degree program. Previous internships and/or experience on a college newspaper are preferred.
You must submit your application packet by mail. The packet must include, in this order:
Checklist download here
- Signed application
- Typed autobiographical essay of at least 500 words
- Resume
- Work samples
- Reporters, copy editors and Editorial Page candidates: 6 to 8 clips, preferably photocopies, on 8 1/2 x 11 paper.
- Photographers: portfolio of 20 to 40 shots that include sports/action, features, portraits and a picture story; prints (preferred), CD or slides
- Graphic artists and news editors/page designers: portfolio of 10 to 20 samples on 8 1/2 x 11 photocopies, slides, prints or pdf files on CD
- Two letters of recommendation. Use the greeting: To whom it may concern,
- College transcript
Note: Although we prefer they be included in your application packet, some colleges and/or references may want to send transcripts and letters of recommendation directly to The Washington Post. The postmark deadline is November 1.
Submission Tips:
- Send all reporting and copy editing clips on 8 1/2 x 11 paper
- Clip, do not staple your material together
- Do not send your packet in a notebook, presentation cover, clear plastic pages or other fancy packaging. The packaging will be discarded before your application is evaluated.
Deadline: November 1
Send materials to:
The Washington Post
Attention: Newsroom Summer Internship Program
1150 15th Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20071
For more information, contact:
Pam Kendrick
Newsroom Personnel Administrator
202-334-6765
kendrickp@washpost.com
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USA Today
www.usatoday.com/marketing/interns.htm
The nation's largest newspaper has internships for outstanding journalism and media- experienced students in News, Money, Life, Sports, Op/Ed and computer-assisted reporting. These internships are in McLean, VA (right outside of Washington, DC), with one each term in the New York bureau. Internships are unpaid and must be taken for academic credit. A $100 monthly transportation stipend is offered.
To apply: Email a cover letter, including dates available and section preferences, with your resume, three to five clips and the names and contact information for three references Barbara Dutchak, Intern Coordinator, Editorial Administration at bdutchak@usatoday.com.
Deadline: (Earlier is always better)
- Spring: November 1
- Summer: January 1
- Autumn: April 1
For more details, go to http://www.usatoday.com/marketing/usat-interns.htm.
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer
seattlepi.nwsource.com/
The Seattle P-I offers a 10-week summer internship program for college students who are majoring in print or photo journalism. Students must be enrolled in college at the time of application but can be finished with college when the summer position starts. We also offer an unpaid college-credit program. In both programs, an automobile is required for the internship.
Only "hard copy" applications will be accepted, no e-mail applications. Work samples will not be returned.
Questions? E-mail: JanetGrimley@seattlepi.com
Requirements:
- Cover letter and resume showing qualifications for internship
- Prior experience in newspapers; previous internships a plus
- Unofficial transcript that shows journalism classes completed
- If reporter, five examples of published news stories
- If photographer, sufficient samples on a CD to show news photo experience
Names and contact information for two references; at least one should be from a supervisor familiar with published work.
Deadline: December 15
Send materials to:
Janet Grimley
Assistant Managing Editor
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
101 Elliott Avenue, W
Seattle, WA 98119
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Portland Oregonian
www.oregonian.com/jobs
The Oregonian offers 10-week summer internships and a two-year minority internship for just-graduated students (graduate or undergraduate) and recruits nationally for its internship programs. Competition is fierce for a spot in our non-traditional newsroom, which is organized by teams. We're looking for talented candidates who exhibit intelligence, passion, creativity, integrity and commitment to a career in print journalism. Previous internship experience at a daily newspaper is required.
Summer Internships
The summer internship program is open to reporters, copy editors, photographers, graphic artists and page designers. Designed to last 10 to 12 weeks, the program is intended for students who have completed their junior or senior year of college. Sophomores and graduate students also are eligible. Interns typically are assigned to a team such as Business, Family & Education or Sports. Candidates must submit a cover letter, an autobiographical essay, resume, six to eight work samples and three references. Photographers, designers and graphic artists may submit a CD portfolio with up to 12 work samples. We select about 12 students each summer.
Deadline: Not offered in 2006
Two-Year Internships
The Minority Internship Program is open to recent college graduates who are African American, American Indian, Asian American, Hispanic or Pacific Islander. The two-year program combines practical experience with professional mentoring in one of eight specialized areas: arts reporter/critic; business reporter; copy editor/news editor; graphic artist/page designer; local news reporter; medical/science reporter; sports reporter; photographer/photo editor. Candidates must submit a letter of application, resume, college transcript, 10-12 work samples, three references, two letters of recommendation and two essays. We select three applicants each year.
Deadline: May 15
Send materials to:
George Rede
Director of Recruiting and Training
The Oregonian
1320 SW Broadway
Portland, OR 97201
or jobs@news.oregonian.com
Phone: (503) 221-8039
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Dallas Morning News
www.dallasnews.com/s/dws/img/04-06/2007intern.pdf
The News offers full time (40 hours per week), ten to twelve week summer internships with $13.50 per hour for compensation for students currently enrolled in a degree program or who are no more than six months out of school at the start of the internship. Previous newspaper experience is requested.
Please see the website for application information.
Deadline: November 1
Send materials to:
Sue Smith
Deputy Managing Editor
The Dallas Morning News
P.O. Box 655237
Dallas, TX 75265-5237
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Star Tribune
www.startribune.com
Twelve summer internships are offered. Types of internships include copy editing, reporting, graphics, online, and photography. Interns can expect to make $673 per week. A previous internship is required along with a valid driver’s license. Assistance in finding housing is available upon request. Most candidates are juniors who have participated in an internship at a smaller daily.
Deadline: December 1
Send materials to:
Brenda Rotherham
425 Portland Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55488-0002
brotherham@startribune.com
Phone: 800-829-8742 Ext. 4422
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The Hartford Courant
www.courant.com/about/custom/thc/
Internships are offered both during the summer and academic year. All internships require at least 10 weeks of work. During the school year, internships for credit are available in news, business news, and sports. Summer internships are offered in various departments. Some interns can make up to $500 a week. The paid internships are as follows: local news bureau, city desk, features, photo, and graphics.
Ten summer internships are offered in the Courant’s local news bureaus. Interns work for a stipend of $1,000 plus expenses.
Application: a short letter, resume, and 10 good clips
Send materials to:
Ms. Lynne DeLucia
State editor
Hartford Courant
285 Broad Street
Hartford, CT 06115
P: 1-800-524-4242 ext. 6208
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The Star-Ledger
http://www.nj.com/starledger
All internships take place during the summer and require and valid driver’s license and car. Internships are available in copy editing, reporting, graphics, and photography. Eight internships are offered with a compensation of $500 per week.
Send materials to:
Tom Curran
1 Star-Ledger Plaza
Newark, NJ 07102
or tcurran@starledger.com
Phone: 973-392-4003
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Philadelphia Inquirer
www.philly.com/mld/philly/
Summer internships
We regret that The Inquirer's paid summer internships in reporting, photography and graphics have been suspended for 2006, as has the Knight Ridder Minority Scholars Program. Our thanks to all those who applied. For information on paid internships at other U.S. newspapers, please see: http://www.asne.org/index.cfm?id=3749
Temple Journalism Credit Internships - Through a partnership with Temple University, The Inquirer hosts 8 Temple journalism students during the Fall and Spring semesters. Students receive three credits in exchange for working 15 hours per week. Contact Maida Odom at Temple or see the journalism department's website for further details.
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Orlando Sentinel
www.orlandosentinel.com/newsjobs
The Sentinel offers one winter internship in reporting and up to seven summer internships in copy editing, reporting, graphics, and photography with an average compensation of $525 per week.
Application: Submit letter, resume, references and at least five samples of published work related to the type of internship you are seeking. A car and driver’s license are needed for reporting and photo internships only.
Winter Deadline: October 16, 2006
Summer Deadline: November 15, 2006
Send materials to:
Dana Eagles
633 N. Orange Avenue
Orlando, FL 32801
P: 407-420-5427
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The Miami Herald
www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/
Application: Submit cover letter, resume, and 10 to 15 clips
Deadline: Accepted October 1-31
Send materials to:
The Miami Herald
ATTN: Intern staff
One Herald Plaza
Miami, FL 33132-1693
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
www.cleveland.com/plaindealer/
Application: Resume, with three references; at least 10 clips, and one page autobiography
Deadline: November 30
Send materials to:
Margie Frazer
Recruitment and Development Editor
216-999-4337 or mfrazer@plaind.com
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Detroit Free Press
www.freep.com/jobspage/interns/fpintern.htm
With a focus on real work and coaching, Free Press internships are some of the best in the business. The Free Press is one of Gannett's largest newspapers and offers internships in copy editing, reporting, graphics, online, photography. Interns can make up to $541 per week.
Deadline: December 1
Send materials to:
Joe Grimm
600 West Fort Street
Detroit, MI 48226-3138
or grimm@freepress.com
Phone: 313-222-6490
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Louisville Courier Journal
www.courier-journal.com/cjconnect/intern.htm
Every summer, The Courier-Journal employs college students as interns in its news, photo and art departments. Courier-Journal interns are treated as professional staffers and given wide opportunity to develop skills at one of the nation's leading newspapers.
Students who have completed one year of college are eligible. However, preference is given to more advanced students. Students who have completed their undergraduate work and are pursuing graduate studies also are accepted. There are no limits on the number of interns who will be accepted from a particular college or university. Likewise, there are no restrictions regarding race, religion, age or sex. However, reporters and photographers MUST have use of an automobile in the Louisville area, as well as automobile insurance. If an intern has a car and uses it on assignments, he or she will be reimbursed on a per-mile basis.
Summer interns report to work as soon as convenient after the close of the spring semester and work for 12 weeks. Interns work a full workweek, often on irregular schedules and make a salary of $450 per week.
Deadline: November 18
Send materials to:
Bennie L. Ivory
Executive Editor and Vice President/News
The Courier-Journal
525 W. Broadway
P.O. Box 740031
Louisville, KY 40201-7431
P: (800) 765-4011, Ext. 4616
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St. Paul Pioneer-Press
www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/
The St. Paul Pioneer Press offers paid, 10-week internships. We're a 192,000-circulation newspaper, owned by Knight Ridder, in one of the few competitive newspaper markets in the country. We offer valuable newsroom experience in reporting and writing, copy editing, photography and graphic design.
Application: Please send a resume, 6-8 clips, references and a 2-page personal statement that tells us a story, something about you.
Deadline: December 5
Send materials to:
Maria Douglas Reeve
Recruiter
St. Paul Pioneer Press
345 Cedar St.
St. Paul, MN 55101
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St. Petersburg Times
www.sptimes.com/internship/
The St. Petersburg Times' internship program introduces college students to careers in the newspaper industry.
Each year, the Times offers about 20 internships. Placements are made in news, advertising, circulation, marketing, production and Web publishing. Interns work in the downtown St. Petersburg office, the newspaper's headquarters, and in several bureaus in the paper's five-county circulation area in West Central Florida.
Application: Sophomores, Juniors, seniors and graduate students interested in careers in the newspaper industry may send in application. Applicants should have experience at a college publication and at least one professional internship. See the brochure for details about how to apply.
NEWS PHOTO APPLICANTS: click here for details about what to include in a cover letter.
Questions:
Nancy Waclawek
Director of Corporate Giving
St. Petersburg Times
P. O. Box 1121
St. Petersburg, FL 33731-1121
P: 727-893-8780 • F: 727-892-2257
E-MAIL: waclawek@sptimes.com
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Chicago Tribune
www.chicagotribune.com/
Our internship program seeks college juniors, seniors and graduate students who have at least one previous internship on a daily newspaper other than college. We set the same high performance standards for interns as we do for our regular staff members. This is not a teaching program. Tribune interns must be able to - and often do - cover major stories their first few days on the job. Internships are available in reporting (excluding sports, features, and business) year round. Copy editing, graphics, photography, and multimedia (see information below) are all offered in the summer only. The salary is $567 a week for 12 weeks.
Application: Cover letter, resume, clips (10 to 15) or portfolio (graphics, photography, multimedia), and the names of at least two professional and one school reference.
Send materials to:
Sheila Solomon
Senior Editor for Recruitment
Chicago Tribune
435 N. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL, 60611
Deadline:
Winter - November 30
Summer – March 1
Spring - February 1
Fall - August 1
Multimedia: Chicago Tribune seeks college juniors, seniors or graduate students with college and/or professional experience writing and producing news content in three or more media, including newspapers, TV, the Internet and radio. For 12 weeks the intern will work in our newsroom for the Electronic News Department and alongside newspaper reporters and editors and TV and web news producers to create multimedia content for the Tribune's broadcast partners and websites. Duties will include running the Tribune newsroom TV facility, shooting and editing TV segments and producing web content based on newspaper stories. Tribune interns must be able to - and often do - work on stories their first few days on the job, though there will be a training period on the specific production and editing systems in place at the Tribune.
Application: cover letter, resume, clips and/or a portfolio (videotape or CD of TV and web content) and the names of at least two professional and one school references. Send to Sheila Solomon at above address.
RedEye: Offers unpaid internships. Experience at a school newspaper or a previous newspaper internship is preferred. You'll also need to have a basic knowledge of Quark Express, AP style and news writing skills. It's a 10-week program that must be academically sanctioned by your college. General liability and worker's compensation coverage by the school is required.
Application: cover letter, resume, clips (8-10) and the names of at least three references. Send to Sheila Solomon at above address.
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