Applications are now open for The Washington Post Newsroom Summer Internship program for the year 2019. Interns must be a college junior, senior or graduate student enrolled in a degree program on Oct. 12, 2018. You must have had at least one professional news media job or internship. Foreign citizens are eligible to apply for this internship programme.
Field of Internship: Interns report and write articles, edit copy, take photographs, shoot and edit video, create graphics and design on multiple platforms. We treat them as staff members during their employment.
Eligibility: You must be a college junior, senior or graduate student enrolled in a degree program on Oct. 12, 2018. You must have had at least one professional news media job or internship.
Foreign citizens can apply for internships. All work samples must be submitted in English. If selected, the necessary documentation for obtaining the proper U.S work visa must be provided.
Internship Open for International Students: Foreign citizens are eligible to apply for this internship programme.
Is this a paid internship? Yes. For summer 2018, the salary was $750 per week.
Description: Come be a reporter, photographer, videographer, multiplatform editor or producer, news or digital designer, graphics reporter or developer, or social media producer. Washington Post interns have gone on to win Pulitzer Prizes, and in the case of Leonard Downie Jr., to become executive editor. Read what it is like to be a Post intern.
Once your application is submitted, you will receive a notification that it has been received. All applicants will be notified of the selection committee’s decision. You will be notified of our decision on or before Nov. 30, 2018.
How to Apply: Complete the online application here and attach all relevant materials, including résumé, work samples and autobiographical essay. All work submitted must be in English.
Application Deadline: Internship application deadline is October 12, 2018.
