Dow Jones News Fund Internship Apps Due Nov. 5

The Dow Jones News Fund internship program has a legacy of excellence dating back to 1960. Each year DJNF arranges paid internships for nearly 100 college students across the country and provides them with advanced hands-on training, industry mentors and a robust peer and alumni network to tap into.

Interns attend one-week training programs before reporting to work in paid internships at top media companies for 10 to 12 weeks. Weekly salaries start at $525.

Training programs/internships available:

• Audience Engagement: helping the news find the audience; tasks can include writing headlines, producing engaging video and social content, crafting newsletters, etc.
• Business Reporting: News reporting covering topics including stock market, new businesses/entrepreneurs, labor unions, real estate, etc.
• Data Journalism: can be one of three different types — heavy emphasis on filing records requests and analyzing data using spreadsheets, reporting and writing using government data or assisting investigative reporting projects, or using coding and technical tools to build apps and interactive visuals for news stories
• Multiplatform Editing: tasks include assessing copy for accuracy, completeness, tone and style while also writing SEO-friendly headlines and designing pages on deadline

Required documents for application:

• Resume
• Unofficial transcript
• A 500 word essay: What was the most impactful thing you did as a journalist in the past year?
• Samples of your work. 3-5 clips of stories you wrote or links to digital content you produced.