Data Journalist: Data-Driven Storytelling

The Washington Post; Washington Township, Washington (IA, District of Columbia); On-site; USD 53,000 - 57,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid internship

Job summary

The Washington Post offers a flagship newsroom summer internship for college juniors, seniors, and graduate students. Interns report and write articles, edit copy, and contribute across platforms, gaining hands-on experience with data-driven storytelling and visual journalism.

Interns are mentored by award-winning journalists, are treated as staff, and engage in data analysis, visualization, and audience strategy while producing multimedia content in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

Qualifications

• Must be a college junior, senior or graduate student enrolled in a degree program by the application deadline.
• Reporter skilled in data-driven storytelling using R or Python.

Responsibilities

• Report and write articles, edit copy, and contribute to multiple platforms.
• Take photographs and shoot/edit video for various formats.
• Create graphics and produce audio content for diverse storytelling formats.
• Develop audience strategy and perform data analyses to inform reporting.

Skills

R

Python

Data analysis

Visual storytelling

GitHub

Education

Enrolled in a degree program

Tools

GitHub

Job description

The Washington Post offers a flagship newsroom summer internship for college juniors, seniors, and graduate students. Interns report and write articles, edit copy, and contribute across platforms, gaining hands-on experience with data-driven storytelling and visual journalism.

Interns are mentored by award-winning journalists, are treated as staff, and engage in data analysis, visualization, and audience strategy while producing multimedia content in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.