Newsroom Summer Internship Program 2027: Graphics Reporter

The Washington Post; Washington Township, Washington (IA, District of Columbia); On-site; USD 39,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid internship

Job summary

The Washington Post is seeking an journalism intern to contribute across the newsroom, focusing on data-driven storytelling. You will write, edit and help design multi-format outputs, including maps, databases and news apps, while learning from seasoned journalists in a fast-paced environment.

You’ll work with CSS3, HTML5, jQuery and JavaScript, and gain exposure to databases, XML, JSON, PHP and Django. This DC-based role offers hands-on experience and mentorship within a large, collaborative

Qualifications

• Must be a college junior, senior or graduate student enrolled in a degree program by the application deadline.
• Interest in data visualization, maps or interactive experiences to tell stories.
• Proficient in CSS3, HTML5, jQuery and JavaScript.
• Experience with databases, XML, JSON, PHP and/or Django.
• Commitment to accuracy, clarity and journalistic rigor.

Responsibilities

• Report and write articles, edit copy, and assist with photography, video, graphics and audio.
• Develop audience strategy and perform data analyses to inform storytelling.
• Create data-driven maps, databases, widgets and mobile tools for news applications.
• Collaborate with reporters and editors to present information across platforms.

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

• 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. You are eager to work across a large, ambitious, collaborative newsroom.

How You’ll Support the Mission

• You should be able to utilize the entire storytelling toolbox – writing, reporting, charting, coding, mapping and data visualization – and know how to weave it all together to tell engaging stories.
• You will create, or assist in creating, news applications such as data-driven maps, databases, social media apps, widgets and mobile tools that will either stand alone or be paired with other digital content.
• You will work closely with reporters and editors in the newsroom, either through mining existing data online, taking in feeds or working with digital producers to imagine new ways to present information.

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 enjoy identifying stories best told through data visualization, maps or interactive experiences.
• You must be proficient in CSS(3), HTML(5), jQuery and JavaScript.
• You must have experience in developing with databases, XML, JSON, PHP and/or Django.
• 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.

Learn more about The Post at careers.washingtonpost.com.

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. We are powered by the passion and talent of our people. It takes all of us. Join the future of news. Your story awaits.