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
CNN New York, NY General/Summer, General (Tentative; check website)
Metpro Tribune
The New York Times Student Journalism Institute (Oct. 25, Feb. 27)
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
Staten Island Advance Staten Island, NY General/Summer Mar 15
The American Prospect Writing Fellowship Washington, DC General Apr 30
Chips Quinn Scholars Oct 15
Newsweek New York, NY General/Summer Oct 15
The Denver Post Denver, CO 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)
Pulliam Journalism Fellowships (The Indianapolis Star/The Arizona Republic) Indianapolis, IN/ Phoenix, AZ Undergrad/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 Associated Press Various General/Summer Nov 13 (Plus: schedule test ASAP!)
The New York Times New York, NY General/Summer Nov 15
The Seattle Times Seattle, WA General/Summer Nov 15
St. Petersburg Times St. Petersburg, FL General/Summer and One-year Nov 15
The Wall Street Journal New York, NY General/Summer Nov 15
The Detroit News Detroit, MI General/Summer Nov 20
Chicago Tribune Chicago, IL General/Year round, summer Nov 30
The Plain Dealer Cleveland, Ohio /Summer Nov 30
Reuters (print and broadcast) DC/NYC/Chicago/LA/Toronto/Latin America General/Summer Dec 1
The Roanoke Times Roanoke, VA General/12 weeks Dec 1
Star Tribune Minneapolis, MN General/Summer Dec 1
USA TODAY LIVE McLean, VA & NY Dec 1
The Virginian-Pilot Norfolk, VA Juniors, Seniors and Graduate Student/12 weeks Dec 1
Sports Journalism Institute Various General/Summer Dec 7
The Christian Science Monitor Boston, MA General/Summer Jan 1
Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, CA General/Summer Jan 1 (January 1)
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
The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA General/Summer Jan 31
Harper's Magazine (UNPAID) New York, NY General/Summer Feb 15
National Public Radio-NPR Washington, DC General/Summer Feb 15
News 12 Networks Woodbury, NY General Summer Feb 15
Smithsonian Magazine Washington, D.C. General/Six months Feb 15
Business Press Educational Foundation (BPEF) Internships New York, NY and elsewhere General/Summer 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 Miami Herald Miami, FL General/Summer Rolling
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