Fall 2026 News Internship: Hands-On Journalism in DC

Nexstar Media Group Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 24,796 - 30,307; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental and vision insurance

Paid time off

401(k) with company matching

Paid Parental leave

Job summary

NewsNation is seeking curious and hardworking journalism or communications students for a Fall 2026 internship in Washington, DC. The paid, part‑time program runs roughly Sept 8 – Dec 4, with opportunities to support editorial and production teams on various programs, desks, or bureaus.

Interns will take part in trainings, assist editorial work, and gain hands‑on experience in researching, pitching stories, sourcing video from social media, editing, graphics creation, and script writing while

Qualifications

• Ideal backgrounds include journalism, broadcast journalism, digital/new media studies, communications.
• Must be a team player and self-motivated.
• Able to take feedback and constructive criticism.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research for stories and program segments.
• Pitch story ideas and identify prospective guests.
• Help source video from social media for editorial use.
• Desktop edit of videos and creation of graphics.
• Write scripts for on-air or digital segments.
• Shadow editors and other newsroom positions to learn workflows.

Skills

Research

Pitching stories

Sourcing video from social media

Desktop video editing

Script writing

Communications

Education

Undergraduate or graduate student in journalism or communications

Job description

NewsNation is seeking curious and hardworking journalism or communications students for a Fall 2026 internship in Washington, DC. The paid, part‑time program runs roughly Sept 8 – Dec 4, with opportunities to support editorial and production teams on various programs, desks, or bureaus.

Interns will take part in trainings, assist editorial work, and gain hands‑on experience in researching, pitching stories, sourcing video from social media, editing, graphics creation, and script writing while