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 Financial Times New York General/Summer (Respond asap)
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 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
The Modesto Bee Modesto, CA General/Summer Nov 1
San Jose Mercury News San Jose, CA General/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
Time Inc. Editorial Internship Program New York, NY Juniors or First year Graduate Students/Summer Nov 2
The Arizona Republic Phoenix, AZ General/Summer Nov 15
The Associated Press Various General/Summer Nov 15 (Plus: schedule test ASAP!)
The Detroit News Detroit, MI General/Summer Nov 15
Lexington Herald-Leader Lexington, KY General/Summer Nov 15
The New York Times New York, NY General/Summer Nov 15
Newsday Melville, NY General/Summer Nov 15
Pulliam Journalism Fellowships (The Indianapolis Star/The Arizona Republic) Indianapolis, IN/ Phoenix, AZ Undergrad/Summer Nov 15
Reuters (print and broadcast) DC/NYC/Chicago/LA/Toronto/Latin America General/Summer Nov 15
The Saint Louis Post-Dispatch St. Louis, MO General/Summer Nov 15
St. Petersburg Times St. Petersburg, FL General/Summer and One-year Nov 15
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Atlanta, GA General/Summer Nov 16
The Baltimore Sun Baltimore, MD General/Summer Nov 30
Chicago Tribune Chicago, IL General/Year round, summer Nov 30
The Cleveland Plain Dealer Cleveland, OH General/Summer Nov 30
The Charlotte Observer Charlotte, NC General/Summer Dec 1
Detroit Free Press Detroit, MI General/Summer Dec 1
Houston Chronicle Houston, TX Undergrad/Summer Dec 1
The Roanoke Times Roanoke, VA General/12 weeks Dec 1
Star Tribune Minneapolis, MN General/Summer Dec 1
The Tampa Tribune Tampa, FL General/Summer Dec 1
The Times-Picayune New Orleans, LA General/Summer Dec 1
The Virginian-Pilot Norfolk, VA Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors and Graduate Student/12 weeks Dec 1
The New York Sun (PER-ARTICLE PAYMENT ONLY) New York, NY General/Summer/Spring/Fall Dec 15
Colorado Springs Gazette Colorado Springs, CO General/Summer Dec 31 (Photo internships rolling)
Essence Magazine New York, NY Seniors/Summer Dec 31
Frederick News-Post Frederick, MD General/Summer Dec 31
New York Times Regional Newspaper Group Various General/Summer Dec 31
The Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News Philadelphia, PA General/Summer Dec 31 (Daily News deadline is Dec. 31)
The State Journal-Register Springfield, IL General/Summer Dec 31
Cedar Rapids Gazette Cedar Rapids, IA General/Summer Jan 1
The Christian Science Monitor Boston, MA General/Summer Jan 1
The Hartford Courant Hartford, CT General/Summer Jan 1
Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, CA General/Summer Jan 1 (January 1 and 27 deadlines)
Tulsa World Tulsa, OK General/Summer Jan 1
Sports Journalism Institute Various General/Summer Jan 2
Business Press Educational Foundation (BPEF) Internships New York, NY and elsewhere General/Summer Jan 15
The Morning Call Allentown, PA General/Summer Jan 15 (Photography deadline is Feb. 15)
New York Press Association Foundation Albany, NY General/Summer Jan 15 (Postmarked no later than Jan. 15, 2008)
Black Enterprise New York Juniors, Seniors and Graduate Students Jan 31
Las Vegas Review-Journal Las Vegas, NV General/Summer Jan 31
The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA General/Summer Jan 31
Bucks County Courier Times Levittown, PA General/Summer Feb 1
Fancy Publications Irvine, CA General/Summer Feb 1
Observer-Dispatch Utica, NY General/Summer Feb 1
New York Daily News New York, NY General/Summer (plus Spring/Fall unpaid) Feb 8
The American Prospect Writing Fellowship Washington, DC General/Two years Feb 15
Conde Nast Internship Program New York, NY Fall 2008 junior or senior/Summer Feb 15
The Dispatch and The Rock Island Argus Moline, IL General/Summer Feb 15
Harper's Magazine (UNPAID) New York, NY General/Summer Feb 15
Journal Star Peoria, IL Senior, graduate, or recent graduate/Year-round Feb 15
National Public Radio-NPR Washington, DC General/Summer Feb 15
News 12 Networks Woodbury, NY General Summer Feb 15
Northern Virginia Daily Strasburg, VA General/Summer Feb 15
Staten Island Advance Staten Island, NY General/Summer Feb 15
Reporter-Herald Loveland, CO General/Summer Feb 28
Southampton Press Southampton, NY General/Summer Feb 28
The Beaver County Times Beaver, PA Junior, Senior/Summer Mar 1
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
The Nation New York, NY/Washington, DC General/Summer/Spring/Fall Mar 1
The Times Record Brunswick, ME General/Summer Mar 1
Foreign Affairs New York, NY General/One year Mar 14
The Butler Eagle Butler, PA General/Summer Mar 15
Medina County Gazette Medina, OH General/Summer Mar 15
The National Law Journal New York, NY General/Summer Mar 15
The Wilson Daily Times Wilson, NC General/Summer Mar 15
The Progress Clearfield, PA General/Summer Mar 31
The Vindicator Youngstown, OH General/Summer Mar 31
CNN New York, NY General/Summer Apr 18 (Tentative; check website)
Smithsonian Magazine Washington, D.C. General/Six months May 1
The Danville News Danville, PA General/12-14 weeks year-round Rolling
ESPN Production Assistant Trainee Program / Internships Bristol, CT and New York, NY General/Seven months Rolling
Jersey Journal Jersey City, NJ General/Summer/Spring/Fall Rolling
The Lima News Lima, OH General/Summer Rolling
The Miami Herald Miami, FL General/Summer Rolling
The New York Times Intermediate Reporting Program New York, NY General/Job Rolling
New York Times Regional Newspaper Group (copy editing) Various Copy editing/Two years Rolling
Post-Bulletin Rochester, MN General/Summer Rolling
The Seattle Times Residency Seattle, WA General/Three years Rolling
Village Voice Media writing fellowships Various General/Winter/Summer Rolling



  
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