Posted On: August 16, 2023

Journalism Internship

Media Organization: Salon.com

Company Description

Founded in 1995, Salon is an independent publication covering news and politics through a progressive, nonpartisan editorial lens, alongside our rigorous and inquisitive coverage of culture and entertainment, science and health, and food.

Job Description

Salon.com is seeking an editorial intern for the Fall 2023 semester to join our team.

Interns are an important part of Salon’s daily editorial operations. They work closely with Salon staff to research, report, write and produce our news and culture coverage. They also learn about the day-to-day workings of an award-winning online news and entertainment site. Many Salon interns have gone on to jobs in the media, including Rolling Stone, The New York Times, Elle, CNN and, of course, Salon.

This is a remote-based position. We require a time commitment of roughly 12 hours per week, with a flexible schedule. The internship requires college credit. Some professional experience is required.

Editorial, internship duties include:
- Pitch ideas to an assigned editor to write and produce
- Cultivate writing, reporting, and researching skills
- Learn our CMS platform
- Help create engaging content for our readers

To Apply

To apply, please send a cover letter, resume and writing samples to saloninternships@salon.com. Tell us why you want to intern with Salon! Please specify in the subject line which vertical you're most interested in contributing to.