Newsroom Summer Internship Program 2027: Data Journalist

washpost; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 39,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

The Washington Post invites college juniors, seniors and graduate students to join its flagship summer internship program in Washington, D.C. Interns report and write articles, edit copy, take photographs, shoot and edit video, create graphics, produce audio, design on multiple platforms, develop audience strategy and analyze data.

You’ll work with award-winning journalists, learning from the best while being treated as staff during your internship.

Qualifications

• Must be a college junior, senior or graduate student enrolled in a degree program by the application deadline.
• Technically adept reporter who works in R or Python with data-driven storytelling.
• Strong writing and visualization skills; GitHub experience a plus.
• Committed to accuracy, clarity and journalistic rigor.

Responsibilities

• Report and write stories, edit copy, take photographs and shoot/edit video.
• Create graphics and produce audio; design for multiple platforms.
• Develop audience strategy and perform data analyses.
• Work with reporters and editors across the newsroom.

Skills

R

Python

Data analysis

Storytelling with data

Skepticism

Education

Pursuing degree program

Tools

GitHub

Job description

Join the future of news

We're on a mission to deliver riveting storytelling for all of America. At The Washington Post, you'll help reinvent news. Our work is driven by a deep investigative spirit and enhanced by innovation to bring audiences closer to the stories that matter most.

About Our Team

The Washington Post is powered by the passion and talent of our people. It takes all of us to reinvent news. Beyond our award-winning Newsroom and Opinions teams, we work across many departments, including Brand & Events, Communications, Customer Care, Engineering & Product, Finance, Human Resources, Legal, Marketing & Advertising, Print Operations, and Sales.

Why This Role Matters

The Washington Post is seeking college juniors, seniors and graduate students for the newsroom's flagship summer internship program. Our interns report and write articles, edit copy, take photographs, shoot and edit video, create graphics, produce audio, design on multiple platforms, develop audience strategy and do data analyses. They work alongside and learn from award-winning journalists, and we treat them as staff members during their internship.

What Motivates You

You're driven to capture the stories that inform, educate, inspire and delight audiences, using different formats and mediums.

You thrive in fast-moving environments and on deadline.

How You'll Support the Mission

You'll work across the newsroom on a wide range of stories, from quick-turn coverage to large-scale projects.

You'll acquire, clean and analyze data and present your results to reporters and editors.

You'll write stories and suggest possibilities for visualization and presentation.

The Skills and Experience You Bring

You must be a college junior, senior or graduate student enrolled in a degree program by the application deadline, which is noon Eastern time on Friday, Oct. 9, 2026.

You are a technically adept reporter who works in R or Python and is infused with skepticism, bold ideas for analyses and smart storytelling approaches using data.

Sharp writing and visualization skills are a plus, as is experience using GitHub.

You have a commitment to accuracy, clarity and journalistic rigor.

This position will be based out of our Washington, D.C., headquarters.

Interns are paid $1021.13/week.