NY Politics Reporting Intern — Hybrid, $23/hr

G0549 Politico LLC

New York (NY)

Hybrid

USD 47,000 - 50,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

POLITICO LLC in New York seeks an industrious journalism intern to pitch, report and write for a targeted audience of policy junkies. You will cover spot news and contribute to the New York Playbook daily newsletter, participating in research, reporting, writing, editing and aggregation.

The internship runs January–May 2027, with pay at $23/hr and a hybrid, full-time schedule (40 hours/week) in New York, NY. Prior newsroom internship or job is preferred and strong news judgment is essential.

Qualifications

Interest in New York politics and policy.
Strong foundational reporting and writing skills.
Excellent news judgment.
Ability to work quickly and efficiently under deadlines.
Entrepreneurial mindset.
Proven experience in a newsroom.
At least one professional news media internship or job preferred.

Responsibilities

Pitch, report and write stories of consequence for NY professionals and POLITICO's national readership.
Cover spot news as assigned by editors.
Collaborate with the New York Playbook team to write and produce the daily political newsletter.
Be involved in all aspects of content creation: research, reporting, writing, editing and aggregating.
Some work may occur in early morning hours.