Posted On: November 27, 2018
Paid Journalism Internship
Media Organization: The Associated Press
Company Description
The Associated Press is the essential global news network, delivering fast, unbiased news from every corner of the world to all media platforms and formats. Founded in 1846, AP today is the largest and most trusted source of independent news and information. On any given day more than half the world's population sees news from AP.
Job Description
The Associated Press is offering a paid 12-week summer internship at its Business News desk based in Washington, DC.
The AP Business News Intern will contribute to the AP’s cross-formats report, focusing in particular on economics coverage and consumer angles in business news. The intern will receive experience and training in text and video and will attend editorial meetings. The intern will be expected to keep up-to-date on both economics and general business news, track down information, conduct interviews, monitor social media and cover breaking news, either by phone or by going to the scene.
The intern will assist in the writing and editing of text stories as well as in the production of video under tight deadlines and aggressively cultivate sources. The intern will research and set up video news and feature stories and join location shoots. The intern will also be expected to pitch multimedia enterprise story ideas and execute at least one during the internship.
The ideal candidate will be a fast thinker, show creativity and strong news judgment with a keen interest and/or experience in business news. Candidates should be strong storytellers who are able to recognize interesting news elements and suggest their own story ideas.
Training in the various formats will include journalism ethics. The intern must become familiar with - and abide by - the AP’s statement of values and principles governing ethics.
To Apply
The applicant should access this link:
https://careers.ap.org/job/Business-News-Intern-DC/514901500/
and provide the following:
A 300-word autobiographical essay on this topic: “The Associated Press seeks to recruit and retain a workforce that embodies a wide range of talents, experiences, achievements and journalistic skills. Please describe the qualities and accomplishments you would bring to the company as an intern.”
A resume and cover letter (please include your projected graduation date).
Three to five examples of your related text work (links to an online site of your work are highly preferred).
Three to five examples of your visual work -- video, photos, multimedia, interactive, etc. (links to an online site of your work are highly preferred).
A reference letter from a prior internship or employer.
All application materials should be uploaded simultaneously, including the reference letter.