Posted On: November 12, 2019

Paid Journalism Internship

Media Organization: National Journalism Center

Company Description

Since 1977, the National Journalism Center, a project of Young America's Foundation, has provided aspiring conservative journalists with the premier opportunity to learn the principles and practice of responsible reporting. The National Journalism Center combines 12 weeks of on-the-job training at a Washington, D.C.-based media outlet and once-weekly training seminars led by prominent journalists, policy experts, and NJC faculty.

Job Description

Since 1977, the National Journalism Center, a project of Young America's Foundation, has provided aspiring conservative journalists with the premier opportunity to learn the principles and practice of responsible reporting. The National Journalism Center combines 12 weeks of on-the-job training at a Washington, D.C.-based media outlet and once-weekly training seminars led by prominent journalists, policy experts, and NJC faculty.

The program matches interns with print, broadcast, or online media outlets based on their interests and experience. Interns spend an average of 30 hours per week gaining practical, hands-on journalism experience. Potential placements include the Washington Times, the Washington Examiner, C-SPAN, Fox News, and more.

Opportunities: Summer internships are offered full-time, 5 days a week.

Summer 2020: May 26 – August 14
Deadline to apply: March 8
Early Deadline: February 2

To Apply

Step 1: Fill out our online application. https://njc.yaf.org/apply/
Step 2: Upon completing the online application, you will be redirected to a document upload page: https://njc.yaf.org/documents/. Please upload:
* Cover letter
* A current resume
* 2-3 writing samples (published news clips are preferred)
* Transcript (official or unofficial)