Journalism Jobs and Internships

Juniors and seniors studying print, online, broadcast and photo journalism are invited to apply for a semester-long reporting internship in Washington.

Semester in Washington pays a stipend and provides free housing in furnished apartments.

Interns report for the web-based Scripps Howard Foundation Wire and may also report for campus, hometown or other news organizations. Interns work with an experienced Washington editor to choose, report, write and edit multimedia stories using social media, blogs, videos and slideshows. Tours of Washington journalism and government institutions and guest speakers are part of the program.

Fall 2013 (Sept. 4 to Dec. 10) Stipend $2,660, plus free housing. Application deadline postmark: March 15, 2013

To apply, visit: http://shfwire.com/node/5464.

The foundation supports an intern who reports for the Hispanic Link News Service. The term, application deadline, pay and housing are the same. Students may apply to both programs. Download the Hispanic Link application form  here: http://shfwire.com/node/6889

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Quincy Newspapers Inc. is offering internships at its properties, both TV stations and newspapers. Specifically, we’re trying to encourage people to apply for an internship at The Quincy Herald-Whig in Quincy, Ill., a daily newspaper with about 20,000 circulation.

Learn more about the program at http://www.careersatquincy.com/.  Internships are available throughout the year, not just the summer.

Meet new people, get involved in your community, learn important skills, and make a difference on the issues that matter. Interns take on a leadership role within a campaign, and in many cases are able to receive course credit for their work. We are now accepting applications for our spring 7 week internship program. Continue reading →

For more than three decades The Nation Institute, in conjunction with The Nation magazine, has provided an internship program for college students and recent graduates interested in magazine journalism and publishing.

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Congressional Quarterly’s internship program offers an exciting opportunity to work in a fast-paced news organization in Washington, D.C. CQ treats its interns like entry-level staff members — they don’t make copies, fetch coffee or answer phones. Interns work closely with CQ’s editors and reporters and have the opportunity to write stories and obtain clips that will help advance their careers. Several past interns have returned to CQ as staff members. Continue reading →

YES! Magazine’s two online reporting interns collaborate with the web editor and web managing editor to assist with all aspects of reporting, editing, and posting progressive news for yesmagazine.org. These interns receive training and guidance in the essential skills of web journalism, including contacting sources, conducting interviews, organizing information, fact-checking, writing headlines, search-engine optimization, and uploading text and multimedia into our content-management system.

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WSYX/WTTE in Columbus, Ohio has several openings for summer internships.  We are looking for motivated, ambitious students who are seeking to expand their knowledge, improve their skills and kick-start their career. Push the envelope of career possibilities and gain an edge in the broadcast industry. Combine your classroom educational experiences with those of a state-of-the-art broadcast and multimedia facility. The strong-willed need only apply.

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Meet new people, get involved in your community, learn important skills, and make a difference on the issues that matter. Interns take on a leadership role within a campaign, and in many cases are able to receive course credit for their work.

Spring 2013 Campaign:

• Hunger Clean Up

Apply for a Student PIRG internship here: http://www.studentpirgs.org/internships

You can also join us on our daily conference calls to learn more about our internship opportunities.  Calls are held every day M-F at 3 pm and 6 pm est.  To dial in, call (605) 475-4700 , pass code 990657#