Newsroom Summer Internship Program 2027: Visual Journalists

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

Benefits offered by this job

Paid internship

Job summary

The Washington Post is seeking college juniors, seniors and graduate students for the newsroom’s flagship summer internship program. 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 award-winning journalists and are treated as staff during the internship. This position will be based out of our Washington, D.C., headquarters.

Qualifications

• Must be a college junior, senior or graduate student enrolled in a degree program by the application deadline.
• You are passionate about visual storytelling and its power to shape how audiences experience the news.
• Photo interns must be proficient in Photoshop CS, photo management software, and Mac and PC platforms.
• Video interns must be proficient in all aspects of digital video/audio and editing software, including Final Cut Pro or Adobe Premiere.
• Experience with voiceover narration and HTML is helpful.
• You have a commitment to accuracy, clarity and journalistic rigor.

Responsibilities

• Engage with reporters and editors on high-impact stories, including breaking news, features and enterprise work.
• Photo interns will shoot in the field across a range of subjects from politics to lifestyle.
• Video interns will shoot video for immersive storytelling projects and clip news video for use on our platforms.

Skills

visual storytelling

deadline driven

team collaboration

journalistic rigor

Education

Enrollment in a degree program

Tools

Photoshop CS

Photo management software

Mac/PC platforms

Final Cut Pro

Adobe Premiere

Job description

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

How You’ll Support The Mission

• You will work with reporters and editors on engaging, high-impact stories, including breaking news, insightful features and visually driven enterprise work.
• Photo interns will shoot in the field, covering a wide range of subjects, from politics to lifestyle.
• Video interns will shoot video for immersive storytelling projects and clip news video for use on our owned and operated platforms.

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 passionate about visual storytelling and its power to shape how audiences experience the news.
• Photo interns must be proficient in Photoshop CS, photo management software, and Mac and PC platforms.
• Video interns must be proficient in all aspects of digital video/audio and editing software, including Final Cut Pro or Adobe Premiere. Experience with voiceover narration and HTML is helpful.
• You have a commitment to accuracy, clarity and journalistic rigor.

The deadline to apply is noon Eastern on Friday, Oct. 9, 2026.

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.