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The Reporters Inc. is always looking for talented, energetic, creative, inquisitive, and dedicated interns year-round! This is a truly hands-on training program where you’ll learn or improve the following skills:

 

• Video Production (planning, shooting, interviewing, logging, writing, and digital editing)
• Print Journalism (writing and editing long-form on-line articles and essays)
• Documentary Film Making (fundraising, research, planning, and production)
• Nonprofit administration and regulation
• Website editing
• Publicity and Marketing (social media campaigns, e-newsletters)

 

Interns at The Reporters Inc. essentially take on the role of associate producers on any given assignment. We need confident self-starters extroverts who are versed in current events, are able to write well, are internet and computer savvy, and who can multi-task and deal with pressure effectively! During the course of the internship, all interns must successfully report, write and publish at least one in-depth article, to be published by The Reporters Inc.

 

Important Note: Interns must commit to at least three full months, and work a minimum of 16 hours a week. This is an unpaid internship.

 

To apply:

 

• Fill out the official application and scan/email it to info@thereporters.org or send it to The Reporters Inc.
• Write a cover letter explaining why you’d like to intern with us, and what you hope to get out of the internship
• Include a resume
• Provide examples of your previous work, such as:

–published articles or blogs, etc.

–television, film or video clips (DVDs, links to YouTube/Vimeo/etc., digital files)

–Examples of nonprofit, marketing or social work

 

Qualified intern applicants will then be contacted and interviewed in person.

 

Check out the testimonials below from former Reporters Inc. interns.