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The Dow Jones News Fund internship program has a legacy of excellence dating back to 1960. Each year DJNF arranges paid internships for nearly 100 college students across the country and provides them with advanced hands-on training, industry mentors and a robust peer and alumni network to tap into.

Interns attend one-week training programs before reporting to work in paid internships at top media companies for 10 to 12 weeks. Weekly salaries start at $525.

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In the application, due Nov. 5, you are asked to indicate which training programs/internship positions interest you.  You may select more than one. Your choices:

+ Audience Engagement: Audience engagement internships vary by newsroom, but the mission always remains the same—help the news find its audience. From writing SEO-friendly headlines and producing engaging content for video and social to crafting newsletters and seizing on trending topics on social media, job expectations vary. Previous internship placements include: Palm Beach Post, The Marshall Project, Austin American-Statesman and Houston Chronicle.

+ Business Reporting: We place reporters in more than 30 newsrooms across the country covering a wide variety of topics from Wall Street to Main Street, including the stock market, new businesses and entrepreneurs, labor unions, minority-owned businesses, real estate, climate change, agriculture and automotive industries. Previous internship placements include: The Wall Street Journal, American City Business Journals, Barron’s, Insider, Fortune, American Banker, Detroit News and Automotive News.

+ Data Journalism: There are three different types of data internships we usually place interns in: 1) heavy emphasis on filing records requests and analyzing data using spreadsheets; 2) reporting and writing using government data or assisting investigative reporting projects; and 3) using coding and technical tools to build apps and interactive visuals for news stories. Previous internship placements include: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,  The Marshall Project, Investigative Reporting Workshop and IndyStar.

+ Digital Media: Working as a digital media intern means many different things, depending on the newsroom. You could be working in print, social, video, audio or all of it. Interns receive across-the-board training so they can expand their skill sets using the latest technology and storytelling techniques. Previous internship placements include: Arizona Republic, Hawaii News Now, Epicenter-NYC and Storyful.

+ Multiplatform Editing: Editors are the final check on a story before it is published. Multiplatform editing interns assess copy for accuracy, completeness, tone and style while also writing SEO-friendly headlines and designing pages on deadline. Previous internship placements include: The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, Stars & Stripes and San Francisco Chronicle.

REQUIRED ATTACHMENTS FOR THE APPLICATION

Please have these documents ready to attach before starting the application:

  • Résumé
  • Unofficial transcript. (For graduate students, attach your undergraduate transcript)
  • A 500-word essay: What was the most impactful thing you did as a journalist in the past year? (Note: This question may be interpreted very broadly. It could be a story, a topic, your leadership role on campus, class work, social media posts, etc.)
  • Samples of your work. Please attach 3-5 clips of stories you wrote or links to digital content you produced. For data journalism you may attach code you have written or a data visualization you created; editors can provide headlines, page designs or social media posts. Please note you must combine your work samples into one PDF or Word document.

ELIGIBILITY

College sophomores, juniors, seniors and graduate students who are enrolled in school full-time as of Nov. 5, 2025, are eligible to apply. This includes December graduates. U.S. students studying abroad and international students already in the U.S. with work visas are also eligible. Former professionals (those who have worked full-time on staff as a journalist for a year or more) in the U.S. or abroad are not eligible.

Application Deadline: Nov. 5, 2025

Click here for the application

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BOSTON GLOBE PAID SUMMER INTERNSHIPS

Applications usually are due Nov. 1. Reporting interns work as general assignment reporters in the news department as well as in the business, sports, or living/arts departments. Positions also are available in the photography and design departments, and on the news copy desk. 

Students must have a May or June 2024 graduation date. The Globe says “an aptitude for journalism is the most important qualification,” but a previous internship is recommended.  Reporting and photo applicants must have a driver’s license. Summer interns work as full-time employees for 12 weeks and work-shifts vary. There is a writing coach for the reporting interns, and discussions with editors and staff on a range of journalism topics for all of the interns. To apply, download the application at https://www.bostonglobe.com/about/help/internship/

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Bloomberg:

Bloomberg News reports on the issues that matter to financial and business professionals – when they happen, and where they happen. As an intern, you will have the opportunity to gain hands-on reporting experience. You may report on markets, companies, economies and governments. Responsibilities may include pitching and writing enterprise stories, conducting exclusive interviews and collaborating with our other media platforms.

Prospective interns need:

  • Prior experience and/or demonstrated interest in journalism through work experience or extracurricular activities
  • Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
  • A passion for global financial markets, companies and economies
  • Availability to work for 10 weeks, 40 hours per week, beginning in June 2023
  • Minimum two years of undergraduate study completed
  • Fluency in a foreign language is a plus, but not required
  • Resume, cover letter, and preferably three samples of journalistic work on any platform

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American Political Science Association – Congressional Fellowship, Washington, D.C. Deadline: Early December for the following fellowship year

American Society of Magazine Editors, New York/Washington, D.C. Deadline: Dec. 1 for applications for the following summer

Asian American Writers’ Workshop, New York

Association for Women in Sports Media, Norcross, Georgia. Deadlines: Mid-year for following summer

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia. Deadline: Oct. 1

The Baltimore Sun Mary J. Corey Journalism Internship, Maryland. Deadline: Oct. 15

Bloomberg Deadline varies; see website

The Boston Globe, Boston. Deadline: Early November for following summer

Buzzfeed, New York. Deadline: Rolling

CBS News, New York, D.C., Los Angeles. Deadline: End of February

Charles G. Koch Summer Fellow Program Deadline: Before Dec. 1

Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago. Deadline: April 15

Chicago Tribune, Chicago. Deadline: Nov. 1 for summer

Chips Quinn Scholars, Washington, D.C. Deadline: Oct. 1

The Christian Science Monitor, Boston. Deadline: Early January

The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky. Deadline: Early November for the following summer

The Dallas Morning News, Dallas/Washington, D.C. Deadline: Late October or early November

The Daniel Pearl Investigative Journalism Initiative, Washington, D.C. Deadline: Varies

The Denver Post, Denver, Colorado. Deadline: Late October or November

Metpro Internship Program at Los Angeles Times or Chicago Tribune. Deadline: Early February

Miami Herald, Florida. Deadline: Oct. 31

NPR, various cities. Deadline: Early March

New York Times, N.Y. Deadline for summer: Mid-December

Orlando Sentinel Editorial Internship, Florida. Deadline for summer: March 1

Pulliam Journalism Fellowship, Indianapolis. Deadline: Nov. 1

Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, Washington, D.C.  Deadline:  Jan. 31

Slate Editorial Intern, N.Y. or D.C. Deadline: Feb. 1

Sports Journalism Institute, ASU, Arizona. Deadline: Nov. 1

The Washington Post, D.C. Deadline: Early October for following summer