Journalist Intern – ABA Industry News

Breaking News ABA; Lake Forest (IL); On-site; USD 21,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

Breaking News ABA in Lake Forest, IL is seeking a paid journalism intern to report and write real stories under your byline. You don’t need to know ABA yet; you need to write clearly, learn fast, and hit deadlines.

You’ll work in the office, receive mentorship from the editor/founder, and build clips for your portfolio. This internship offers hands-on storytelling on a beat that matters in ABA.

Qualifications

• Strong writer with clips, student media, or a solid test piece.
• Curious, reliable, and able to meet deadlines without pressure.
• Current student or recent graduate in journalism, communications, English, or similar.
• Based in or near Lake Forest, IL and able to work in the office.

Responsibilities

• Report and write news pieces and short features with bylines.
• Turn dense source material into tight, readable copy.
• Pitch story ideas and develop the beat in business/M&A, policy, clinical practice, and careers in ABA.

Skills

Strong writing ability

Deadline-driven

Student or recent graduate

Based in Lake Forest, IL

Education

Journalism/Communications/English student or grad

Job description

Breaking News ABA is an independent newsroom covering Applied Behavior Analysis - the therapy field that serves autistic kids and adults, employs hundreds of thousands of clinicians, and is being reshaped right now by private equity, Medicaid policy, and a workforce crisis nobody outside the field is reporting on. We're the only outlet 100% dedicated to it.

We're hiring a paid journalism intern in the Lake Forest, IL area. This isn't a coffee-and-filing internship - you'll report and write real stories that publish under your byline, on a beat that actually matters. You don't need to know anything about ABA yet. You need to write clearly, learn fast, and hit a deadline.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Report and write news pieces and short features that publish with your name on them
• Turn dense source material (research, regulatory filings, press releases) into tight, readable copy
• Pitch your own story ideas - we want curiosity, not just task completion
• Learn the beat: business/M&A, policy, clinical practice, and careers in ABA

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

• A strong writer - clips, student media, a blog, or a solid test piece all count
• Curious, reliable, and able to meet a deadline without being chased
• Currently a student or recent grad (journalism, comms, English, or just a great writer from any major)
• Based in or near Lake Forest, IL and able to work in the office

THE DETAILS

• Paid internship: $15 - $18/hour, based on experience
• Part-time, ongoing. Lake Forest, IL, in-office (no travel or event coverage required)
• Work directly with the editor/founder - real mentorship, real bylines, real clips for your portfolio