INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS

Many media outlets offer paid, noncredit internships — usually for summer and post-graduation. Most of these are highly competitive, and many deadlines are in early fall.

Check the chart below to see the latest listings. Application materials/instructions are sometimes available in the Career Services Office, Room 647, 20 Cooper Square.

For many more paid newspaper internships listed by state, check out the the American Society of Newspaper Editors.

Organization Location Eligibility/ Length Deadline
The American Prospect Writing Fellowship Washington, DC General
The Baltimore Sun Baltimore, MD General/Summer, Spring, Fall (Apply 3 months before the intermship will start)
CNN New York, NY General/Summer, General (Tentative; check website)
The Financial Times New York General/Summer (Respond asap)
Metpro Tribune
The New York Times Student Journalism Institute (Oct. 25, Feb. 27)
The Saint Louis Post-Dispatch St. Louis, MO General/Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring (Multiple deadlines according to semester)
USA TODAY LIVE McLean, VA & NY
Chips Quinn Scholars Oct 15
The Denver Post Denver, CO General/Summer Oct 31
Newsweek New York, NY General/Summer Oct 31
San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco, CA General/Summer Oct 31
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Atlanta, GA General/Summer Nov 1
The Boston Globe Boston, MA/Washington D.C. General/Summer Nov 1
The Dallas Morning News Dallas, TX General/Summer Nov 1
Dow Jones Newspaper Fund Various Newspaper copy editing, business reporting/Summer Nov 1 (Plus: take test with Prof. Noel)
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Milwaukee, WI General/Summer Nov 1
Pulliam Journalism Fellowships (The Indianapolis Star/The Arizona Republic) Indianapolis, IN/ Phoenix, AZ Undergrad/Summer Nov 1
The Seattle Times Seattle, WA General/Summer Nov 1
The Star-Ledger Newark, NJ General/Summer, One-year Nov 1 (Note: one-year deadline is Jan 1)
The Sun News Myrtle Beach, SC General/Summer Nov 1
The Wall Street Journal U.S./Europe/Asia General/Summer Nov 1
The Washington Post Washington, DC General/Summer Nov 1
Scripps Howard Foundation Semester in Washington Washington, DC Undergrad/Year Round Nov 2
The Mercury News San Jose, CA General/Summer Nov 3
Time Inc. Editorial Internship Program New York, NY Juniors or First year Graduate Students/Summer Nov 7
The Associated Press Various General/Summer Nov 14 (Plus: schedule test ASAP!)
The Detroit News Detroit, MI General/Summer Nov 15
The New York Times New York, NY General/Summer Nov 15
Orlando Sentinel Orlando, FL General/Summer Nov 15
St. Petersburg Times St. Petersburg, FL General/Summer and One-year Nov 15
The Modesto Bee Modesto, CA General/Summer Nov 30
The Plain Dealer Cleveland, Ohio /Summer Nov 30
The Charlotte Observer Charlotte, NC General/Summer Dec 1
Detroit Free Press Detroit, MI General/Summer Dec 1
Star Tribune Minneapolis, MN General/Summer Dec 1
The Tampa Tribune Tampa, FL General/Summer Dec 1
The Virginian-Pilot Norfolk, VA Juniors, Seniors and Graduate Student/12 weeks Dec 1
Sports Journalism Institute Various General/Summer Dec 5
The Christian Science Monitor Boston, MA General/Summer Jan 1
Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, CA General/Summer Jan 1 (January 1)
Newsday Melville, NY
 General/Summer Jan 15
The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA General/Summer Jan 31
Southampton Press Southampton, NY General/Summer Jan 31
New York Daily News New York, NY General/Summer (plus Spring/Fall unpaid) Feb 1
News 12 Networks Woodbury, NY General Summer Feb 15
Smithsonian Magazine Washington, D.C. General/Six months Feb 15
Staten Island Advance Staten Island, NY General/Summer Feb 15
East Hampton Star East Hampton, NY General/Summer Mar 1
The Economist London, UK General/Summer Mar 1
MSNBC New York, NY General/Spring, Summer, Fall Mar 1
Foreign Affairs New York, NY General/One year Mar 14
NY1 News/Noticias /Year-round Rolling
Univision 41 News Teaneck, NJ /Spring, Summer, Fall Rolling
Village Voice Media writing fellowships Various General/Winter/Summer Rolling