Data Journalist Intern - Paid, Data-Driven Storytelling

Nashville Public Radio; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 41,000 - 52,000; Part time

Job summary

The Washington Post offers a flagship summer internship for college juniors, seniors and graduate students. Interns report and write articles, edit copy, photograph, shoot and edit video, create graphics, produce audio, design on multiple platforms, and develop audience strategies.

You will work across the newsroom on fast-moving stories, analyze data, and present results to reporters and editors, writing stories and suggesting visualizations.

Qualifications

• Enrolled as college junior/senior or grad student by application deadline.
• Adept in data analysis using Python or R.
• Strong writing and visualization skills; familiarity with GitHub is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Work across the newsroom on a range of stories, from quick turnaround to large projects.
• Acquire, clean and analyze data; present results to reporters/editors.
• Write stories and propose visuals or presentations.

Skills

Data analysis

Python

R

Storytelling

Education

Student or graduate student

Tools

GitHub

Video editing

Job description

The Washington Post offers a flagship summer internship for college juniors, seniors and graduate students. Interns report and write articles, edit copy, photograph, shoot and edit video, create graphics, produce audio, design on multiple platforms, and develop audience strategies.

You will work across the newsroom on fast-moving stories, analyze data, and present results to reporters and editors, writing stories and suggesting visualizations.